# Alwan Village, Talode, Nandurbar (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/talode/alwan/ Village · Talode, Nandurbar # Alwan Alwan is a village in Talode sub-district of Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,682 people in 415 households**, the 11th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%. - 2,682people (2011) - 415households - 51.4%literacy - 985females per 1,000 males ## Alwan PIN code and other codes Alwan falls in Talode sub-district, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockTalode - Census village code525399 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Alwan from nearby towns? - Talode (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Nandurbar (district HQ)58 km by road - Talode (nearest town)20 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 Alwan? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Alwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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 · Makase - ○Degree college10+ km · Makase - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahada - ○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 ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Alwan known for? The main crops are **rice, maize and jowar**. About 94% of the 27 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Alwan Of every 100 households in Alwan in 2011, 1 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Alwan · ■ Talode rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **60% Toilet within the home ****0%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **70% Tap water ****1%** **54% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **91% Use banking services ****4%** **25% Television ****0%** **22% Mobile phone ****2%** **22% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****94%** **59% 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 Alwan? ■ Alwan · ■ Talode rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.4%** **62.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985** **1005 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913** **948 Working population ****49.0%** **52.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.4% for men and 45.5% for women. 48% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 81 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 840 (64%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (1%) · **■** Marginal 378 (29%) 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 Talode - Revanagar3,211 people - Chinode2,900 people - Budhaval2,809 people - Singaspur2,758 people - Razave Reselle2,637 people - Talode2,591 people - Lakhapur2,492 people - Ichhagavhan2,408 people [All 93 villages in Talode](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/talode/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Alwan from Nandurbar?58 km by road - What is the population of Alwan?2,682 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alwan in?Nandurbar district (Talode sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Alwan?51.4% (Census 2011)