# Welavad Village, Shahade, Nandurbar (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahade, Nandurbar 

# Welavad

Welavad is a village in Shahade sub-district of Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **729 people in 132 households**, the 157th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%.

- 729people (2011)
- 132households
- 47.9%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Welavad PIN code and other codes

Welavad falls in Shahade sub-district, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockShahade
- Census village code525471

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

## How far is Welavad from nearby towns?

- Shahade (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Nandurbar (district HQ)35 km by road
- Shahade (nearest town)23 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 Welavad?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 · Shahade
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shahade
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahade
- ○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 library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Welavad known for?

The main crops are **banana and maize**. Products made here include jaggery. About 97% of the 343 hectares of village land is sown, and 267 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 Welavad

Of every 100 households in Welavad in 2011, 96 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Welavad · ■ Shahade rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**71%

Tap water ****68%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**81%

Use banking services ****8%**

**32%

Television ****21%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****59%**

**52%

Own their home ****98%**

**92%

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 Welavad?

■ Welavad · ■ Shahade rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.9%**

**62.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**985

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1030**

**941

Working population ****57.8%**

**50.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.1% for men and 33.8% for women. 60% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 19 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 351 (83%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (3%) · **■** Marginal 38 (9%)

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 Shahade

- Vardhe792 people
- Ozarte780 people
- Asus778 people
- Bhortek753 people
- Kauthal-t-sarangkheda719 people
- Dondwade705 people
- Chandsaili683 people
- Khaparkheda663 people

[All 184 villages in Shahade](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/shahade/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Welavad from Nandurbar?35 km by road
- What is the population of Welavad?729 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Welavad in?Nandurbar district (Shahade sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Welavad?47.9% (Census 2011)