# Salwan Village, Bavda, Kolhapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bavda, Kolhapur 

# Salwan

Salwan is a village in Bavda sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **197 people in 47 households**, the 45th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%.

- 197people (2011)
- 47households
- 79.0%literacy
- 876females per 1,000 males

## Salwan PIN code and other codes

Salwan falls in Bavda sub-district, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockBavda
- Census village code567521

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Salwan from nearby towns?

- Gagan Bavda (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Kolhapur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Kolhapur (nearest town)35 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Salwan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Salwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tisangi
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Tisangi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaganbavada
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Salwan known for?

About 38% of the 31 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Salwan

Of every 100 households in Salwan in 2011, 98 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Salwan · ■ Bavda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**12%

Tap water ****100%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**83%

Use banking services ****96%**

**88%

Television ****64%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****13%**

**27%

Own their home ****87%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Salwan?

■ Salwan · ■ Bavda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%**

**70.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****876**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**912

Working population ****46.2%**

**49.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.0% for men and 68.2% for women. 53% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 23 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (40%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 26 (29%) · **■** Marginal 3 (3%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Bavda

- Margewadi310 people
- Jambhulnewadi268 people
- Narveli263 people
- Mhalunge232 people

[All 45 villages in Bavda](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/bavda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Salwan from Kolhapur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Salwan?197 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salwan in?Kolhapur district (Bavda sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Salwan?79.0% (Census 2011)