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

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/akkalkuwa/ohwa/

Village · Akkalkuwa, Nandurbar 

# Ohwa

Ohwa is a village in Akkalkuwa sub-district of Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,122 people in 345 households**, the 19th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 2,122people (2011)
- 345households
- 46.1%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Ohwa PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockAkkalkuwa
- Census village code525091

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

## How far is Ohwa from nearby towns?

- Akkalkuwa (sub-district HQ)68 km by road
- Nandurbar (district HQ)113 km by road
- Talode (nearest town)44 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 Ohwa?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Ohwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Akkalkuwa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Akkalkuwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nandurbar
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 20 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 Ohwa known for?

The main crops are **jowar, maize and chilli**. About 99% of the 274 hectares of village land is sown, and 272 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 Ohwa

Of every 100 households in Ohwa in 2011, 1 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ohwa · ■ Akkalkuwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**86%

Tap water ****6%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**18%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****2%**

**23%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****90%**

**77%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Ohwa?

■ Ohwa · ■ Akkalkuwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.1%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986**

**949

Working population ****41.3%**

**48.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.3% for men and 34.2% for women. 36% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 341 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 297 (34%) · **■** Other work 20 (2%) · **■** Marginal 219 (25%)

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

- Mokas2,326 people
- Dahel2,313 people
- Horafali2,192 people
- Jangathi2,165 people
- Vanyavihir Bk2,115 people
- Sorapada2,111 people
- Rajmohi1,981 people
- Rampur1,973 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Ohwa from Nandurbar?113 km by road
- What is the population of Ohwa?2,122 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ohwa in?Nandurbar district (Akkalkuwa sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Ohwa?46.1% (Census 2011)