# Dodwa Village, Akkalkuwa, Nandurbar (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Akkalkuwa, Nandurbar 

# Dodwa

Dodwa is a village in Akkalkuwa sub-district of Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **767 people in 172 households**, the 115th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 767people (2011)
- 172households
- 74.2%literacy
- 1,051females per 1,000 males

## Dodwa PIN code and other codes

Dodwa falls in Akkalkuwa sub-district, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAkkalkuwa
- Census village code525120

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

## How far is Dodwa from nearby towns?

- Akkalkuwa (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Nandurbar (district HQ)90 km by road
- Talode (nearest town)24 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 Dodwa?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Dodwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khapar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Akkalkuwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akkalkuwa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Dodwa known for?

The main crops are **cotton and soybean**. About 90% of the 222 hectares of village land is sown, and 194 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 Dodwa

Of every 100 households in Dodwa in 2011, 99 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dodwa · ■ Akkalkuwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****22%**

**23%

Television ****8%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****80%**

**77%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Dodwa?

■ Dodwa · ■ Akkalkuwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****797**

**949

Working population ****56.5%**

**48.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 67.3% for women. 56% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 42 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (6%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 362 (84%)

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 Akkalkuwa

- Wadibar818 people
- Chhote Udepur802 people
- Movan792 people
- Chimalkhadi775 people
- Ukhalipada763 people
- Kanjani748 people
- Chapadi719 people
- Jambipani719 people

[All 190 villages in Akkalkuwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/akkalkuwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dodwa from Nandurbar?90 km by road
- What is the population of Dodwa?767 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dodwa in?Nandurbar district (Akkalkuwa sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Dodwa?74.2% (Census 2011)