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

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Village · Akkalkuwa, Nandurbar 

# Kuwa

Kuwa is a village in Akkalkuwa sub-district of Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,436 people in 299 households**, the 53rd largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 1,436people (2011)
- 299households
- 57.7%literacy
- 989females per 1,000 males

## Kuwa PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockAkkalkuwa
- Census village code525095

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

## How far is Kuwa from nearby towns?

- Akkalkuwa (sub-district HQ)66 km by road
- Nandurbar (district HQ)111 km by road
- Talode (nearest town)38 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 Kuwa?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kuwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Akkalkuwa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Akkalkuwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nandurbar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Kuwa known for?

The main crops are **jowar, maize and chilli**. About 35% of the 602 hectares of village land is sown, and 213 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 Kuwa

Of every 100 households in Kuwa in 2011, 1 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kuwa · ■ Akkalkuwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**18%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**23%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****95%**

**77%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kuwa?

■ Kuwa · ■ Akkalkuwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.7%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951**

**949

Working population ****43.2%**

**48.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.8% for men and 48.7% for women. 41% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 479 (77%) · **■** Farm labourers 63 (10%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 8 (1%) · **■** Marginal 70 (11%)

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

- Jamali1,517 people
- Sorchapada1,489 people
- Thanavihir1,483 people
- Talamba1,472 people
- Nawa Nagarmutha1,429 people
- Gangapur1,420 people
- Bijaligavhan1,417 people
- Bedakund1,387 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kuwa from Nandurbar?111 km by road
- What is the population of Kuwa?1,436 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kuwa in?Nandurbar district (Akkalkuwa sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kuwa?57.7% (Census 2011)