# Umaragavhan Village, Akkalkuwa, Nandurbar (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/akkalkuwa/umaragavhan/ Village · Akkalkuwa, Nandurbar # Umaragavhan Umaragavhan is a village in Akkalkuwa sub-district of Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,216 people in 241 households**, the 69th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%. - 1,216people (2011) - 241households - 41.6%literacy - 1,168females per 1,000 males ## Umaragavhan PIN code and other codes Umaragavhan falls in Akkalkuwa sub-district, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockAkkalkuwa - Census village code525064 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Umaragavhan from nearby towns? - Akkalkuwa (sub-district HQ)32 km by road - Nandurbar (district HQ)79 km by road - Talode (nearest town)33 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 Umaragavhan? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Umaragavhan; 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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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 · Akkalkuwa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 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)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 Umaragavhan known for? The main crops are **jowar, maize and chilli**. About 53% of the 840 hectares of village land is sown, and 443 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 Umaragavhan Of every 100 households in Umaragavhan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Umaragavhan · ■ Akkalkuwa rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **30% Toilet within the home ****19%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **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 ****14%** **23% Television ****0%** **6% Mobile phone ****0%** **11% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****100%** **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 Umaragavhan? ■ Umaragavhan · ■ Akkalkuwa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****41.6%** **58.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1168** **995 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1246** **949 Working population ****53.0%** **48.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 45.6% for men and 38.2% for women. 56% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 145 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 475 (74%) · **■** Other work 22 (3%) · **■** Marginal 3 (0%) 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 - Amali1,270 people - Surgas1,253 people - Balaghat1,224 people - Malpada1,224 people - Mandawa1,212 people - Kakdiamba1,208 people - Bamani1,194 people - Mandara1,155 people [All 190 villages in Akkalkuwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/akkalkuwa/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Umaragavhan from Nandurbar?79 km by road - What is the population of Umaragavhan?1,216 (Census 2011) - Which district is Umaragavhan in?Nandurbar district (Akkalkuwa sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Umaragavhan?41.6% (Census 2011)