Village · Mangaon, Raigarh # Yelwade Yelwade is a village in Mangaon sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 488 people in 121 households, the 103rd largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.5%. - 488 people (2011) - 121 households - 69.1% literacy - 842 females per 1,000 males ## Yelwade PIN code and other codes Yelwade falls in Mangaon sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra. - Community development block Mangaon - Census village code 554556 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Yelwade from nearby towns? - Mangaon (sub-district HQ) 26 km by road - Alibag (district HQ) 87 km by road - Roha Ashtami (nearest town) 39 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Yelwade? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Yelwade; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Nizampur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Mangaon - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nizampur - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Yelwade known for? About 6% of the 650 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Yelwade Of every 100 households in Yelwade in 2011, 94 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Yelwade · ■ Mangaon rural average - Electricity for lighting 94% 89% - Toilet within the home 75% 57% - No toilet (open defecation) 5% 11% - Tap water 95% 57% - Drinking water within premises 81% 33% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 26% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 71% - Use banking services 70% 54% - Television 37% 41% - Mobile phone 25% 44% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 9% 12% - Car / jeep / van 7% 4% - None of these assets 19% 28% - Own their home 97% 90% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Yelwade? ■ Yelwade · ■ Mangaon rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 69.1% 78.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 842 1029 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 615 919 - Working population 56.8% 43.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.2% for men and 60.9% for women. 65% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 90 (32%) · ■ Farm labourers 8 (3%) · ■ Household industry 14 (5%) · ■ Other work 122 (44%) · ■ Marginal 43 (16%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Mangaon - Wighavali 505 people - Chapadi 499 people - Shirawali Tarf Nijampur 493 people - Umbardi 492 people - Umaroli Diwali 483 people - Shirawali Tarf Govele 479 people - Tilore 476 people - Kandalgaon Bk. 475 people All 185 villages in Mangaon ## Quick answers - How far is Yelwade from Alibag? 87 km by road - What is the population of Yelwade? 488 (Census 2011) - Which district is Yelwade in? Raigarh district (Mangaon sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Yelwade? 69.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/mangaon/yelwade/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.