# Kawir Village, Alibag, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Alibag, Raigarh 

# Kawir

Kawir is a village in Alibag sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra, PIN code **402204**. The 2011 Census counted **2,325 people in 515 households**, the 17th largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.

- 2,325people (2011)
- 515households
- 89.6%literacy
- 402204PIN code

## Kawir PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kawir is 402204.** Kawir falls in Alibag sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code402204
- Community development blockAlibag
- Census village code554151

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

## How far is Kawir from nearby towns?

- Alibag (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Alibag (district HQ)5 km by road
- Alibag (nearest town)7 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 Kawir?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kawir; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Alibaug
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Alibaug
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Alibag
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Kawir known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include poha. About 50% of the 367 hectares of village land is sown, and 184 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 Kawir

Of every 100 households in Kawir in 2011, 96 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kawir · ■ Alibag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**25%

Tap water ****77%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%**

**39%

Use banking services ****72%**

**58%

Television ****56%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**31%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****12%**

**14%

Own their home ****95%**

**90%

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 Kawir?

■ Kawir · ■ Alibag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.6%**

**84.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1094**

**943

Working population ****51.1%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 85.5% for women. 63% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 197 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 153 (13%) · **■** Household industry 42 (4%) · **■** Other work 286 (24%) · **■** Marginal 511 (43%)

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 Alibag

- Shahabaj2,796 people
- Kihim2,582 people
- Veshvi2,376 people
- Vaishet2,337 people
- Bodani2,313 people
- Tudal2,267 people
- Agarsure2,136 people
- Zirad2,059 people

[All 212 villages in Alibag](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/alibag/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kawir?402204
- How far is Kawir from Alibag?5 km by road
- What is the population of Kawir?2,325 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kawir in?Raigarh district (Alibag sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kawir?89.6% (Census 2011)