Village · Akkalkuwa, Nandurbar
# Tawali

Tawali is a village in Akkalkuwa sub-district of Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 990 people in 226 households, the 87th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.
- 990 people (2011)
- 226 households
- 56.9% literacy
- 1,008 females per 1,000 males

## Tawali PIN code and other codes

Tawali falls in Akkalkuwa sub-district, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra.
- Community development block Akkalkuwa
- Census village code 525124

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Tawali from nearby towns?
- Akkalkuwa (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road
- Nandurbar (district HQ) 75 km by road
- Talode (nearest town) 28 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Tawali?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Tawali; 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
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● National highway 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 10+ km · Khapar
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Khapar
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Akkalkuwa
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Tawali known for?

The main crops are cotton and soybean. About 88% of the 230 hectares of village land is sown, and 188 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Tawali

Of every 100 households in Tawali in 2011, 61 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tawali · ■ Akkalkuwa rural average
- Electricity for lighting 61% 30%
- Toilet within the home 3% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 86%
- Tap water 0% 13%
- Drinking water within premises 20% 18%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98%
- Use banking services 13% 23%
- Television 14% 6%
- Mobile phone 16% 11%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 75% 77%
- Own their home 92% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Tawali?

■ Tawali · ■ Akkalkuwa rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 56.9% 58.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1008 995
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 714 949
- Working population 43.8% 48.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.9% for men and 47.4% for women. 57% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 257 (59%) · ■ Farm labourers 35 (8%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 16 (4%) · ■ Marginal 122 (28%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Akkalkuwa
- Kakadkhunt 1,055 people
- Kauli 1,050 people
- Singpur Kh 1,039 people
- Ratanbara 994 people
- Nimbapati 987 people
- Koyalivihir 982 people
- Bokhadi 965 people
- Umarkuva 964 people

All 190 villages in Akkalkuwa

## Quick answers
- How far is Tawali from Nandurbar? 75 km by road
- What is the population of Tawali? 990 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tawali in? Nandurbar district (Akkalkuwa sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Tawali? 56.9% (Census 2011)

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