# Gaulwadi Village, Shrivardhan, Raigarh (Maharashtra)

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Village · Shrivardhan, Raigarh 

# Gaulwadi

Gaulwadi is a village in Shrivardhan sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **505 people in 132 households**, the 35th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 505people (2011)
- 132households
- 79.4%literacy
- 1,265females per 1,000 males

## Gaulwadi PIN code and other codes

Gaulwadi falls in Shrivardhan sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockShrivardhan
- Census village code554862

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

## How far is Gaulwadi from nearby towns?

- Shrivardhan (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Alibag (district HQ)140 km by road
- Shrivardhan (nearest town)10 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 Gaulwadi?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gaulwadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Aarathi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shrivardhan
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shrivardhan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Gaulwadi known for?

About 62% of the 211 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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 Gaulwadi

Of every 100 households in Gaulwadi in 2011, 98 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gaulwadi · ■ Shrivardhan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**5%

Tap water ****99%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**60%

Use banking services ****68%**

**51%

Television ****30%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**29%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Gaulwadi?

■ Gaulwadi · ■ Shrivardhan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1265**

**1195

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1375**

**990

Working population ****44.0%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.3% for men and 70.0% for women. 54% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 16 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 146 (66%) · **■** Household industry 15 (7%) · **■** Other work 39 (18%) · **■** Marginal 6 (3%)

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 Shrivardhan

- Walavati609 people
- Velas Agar571 people
- Adgaon558 people
- Kondivali537 people
- Karivane479 people
- Karle454 people
- Vakalghar442 people
- Sakhari417 people

[All 78 villages in Shrivardhan](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/shrivardhan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gaulwadi from Alibag?140 km by road
- What is the population of Gaulwadi?505 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaulwadi in?Raigarh district (Shrivardhan sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gaulwadi?79.4% (Census 2011)