Village · Akkalkuwa, Nandurbar # Gavhali Gavhali is a village in Akkalkuwa sub-district of Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 946 people in 202 households, the 95th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%. - 946 people (2011) - 202 households - 69.4% literacy - 1,030 females per 1,000 males ## Gavhali PIN code and other codes Gavhali falls in Akkalkuwa sub-district, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. - Community development block Akkalkuwa - Census village code 525119 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gavhali from nearby towns? - Akkalkuwa (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Nandurbar (district HQ) 70 km by road - Talode (nearest town) 27 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gavhali? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Gavhali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Khapar - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Khapar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Akkalkuwa - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated 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. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gavhali known for? The main crops are cotton, soybean and teak. About 86% of the 178 hectares of village land is sown, and 135 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gavhali Of every 100 households in Gavhali in 2011, 20 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gavhali · ■ Akkalkuwa rural average - Electricity for lighting 20% 30% - Toilet within the home 32% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 68% 86% - Tap water 34% 13% - Drinking water within premises 18% 18% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 98% - Use banking services 17% 23% - Television 12% 6% - Mobile phone 30% 11% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 3% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 31% 77% - Own their home 98% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gavhali? ■ Gavhali · ■ Akkalkuwa rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 69.4% 58.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1030 995 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1075 949 - Working population 46.7% 48.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.3% for men and 64.5% for women. 57% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 133 (30%) · ■ Farm labourers 249 (56%) · ■ Household industry 8 (2%) · ■ Other work 23 (5%) · ■ Marginal 29 (7%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Akkalkuwa - Umarkuva 964 people - Bharadipadar 963 people - Singpur Bk 962 people - Porambi 953 people - Virpur 935 people - Patbara 930 people - Mithyafali 927 people - Mahupada 918 people All 190 villages in Akkalkuwa ## Other places named Gavhali - Gavhali · Village, Sillod, Aurangabad · 1,771 people - Gavhali · Village, Kannad, Aurangabad · 1,486 people ## Quick answers - How far is Gavhali from Nandurbar? 70 km by road - What is the population of Gavhali? 946 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gavhali in? Nandurbar district (Akkalkuwa sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Gavhali? 69.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/akkalkuwa/gavhali/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.