# Gadwani, Akkalkuwa, Nandurbar – Population & Literacy

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Village · Akkalkuwa, Nandurbar 

# Gadwani

Gadwani is a village in [Akkalkuwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/akkalkuwa/) sub-district of [Nandurbar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/) district, [Maharashtra](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/). The 2011 Census counted **407 people in 90 households**, the 156th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 407people (2011)
- 90households
- 53.1%literacy
- 1,261females per 1,000 males

## Gadwani PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockAkkalkuwa
- Census village code525057

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

## How far is Gadwani from nearby towns?

- Akkalkuwa (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Nandurbar (district HQ)77 km by road
- Talode (nearest town)30 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 Gadwani?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Akkalkuwa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Akkalkuwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akkalkuwa
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Gadwani known for?

The main crops are **jowar, maize and chilli**. About 76% of the 164 hectares of village land is sown, and 124 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 Gadwani

Of every 100 households in Gadwani in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gadwani · ■ Akkalkuwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**18%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****73%**

**23%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****93%**

**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 Gadwani?

■ Gadwani · ■ Akkalkuwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.1%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1261**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1793**

**949

Working population ****51.1%**

**48.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.6% for men and 42.3% for women. 55% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 99 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 103 (50%)

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

- Ghunsi452 people
- Ambaribar439 people
- Morhi431 people
- Thana408 people
- Ranzani406 people
- Khodasbara403 people
- Odhi403 people
- Khadake402 people

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

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## Quick answers

- How far is Gadwani from Nandurbar?77 km by road
- What is the population of Gadwani?407 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gadwani in?Nandurbar district (Akkalkuwa sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gadwani?53.1% (Census 2011)