# Ghavalwadi Village, Chiplun, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chiplun, Ratnagiri 

# Ghavalwadi

Ghavalwadi is a village in Chiplun sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, PIN code **415641**. The 2011 Census counted **918 people in 233 households**, the 100th largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%.

- 918people (2011)
- 233households
- 55.9%literacy
- 415641PIN code

## Ghavalwadi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghavalwadi is 415641.** Ghavalwadi falls in Chiplun sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code415641
- Community development blockChiplun
- Census village code565300

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

## How far is Ghavalwadi from nearby towns?

- Chiplun (sub-district HQ)47 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)130 km by road
- Chiplun (nearest town)47 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 Ghavalwadi?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Vahal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Savarda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sdavarda
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Ghavalwadi known for?

About 35% of the 544 hectares of village land is sown, and 193 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 Ghavalwadi

Of every 100 households in Ghavalwadi in 2011, 94 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ghavalwadi · ■ Chiplun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**23%

Tap water ****81%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**79%

Use banking services ****53%**

**54%

Television ****46%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****24%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**89%

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 Ghavalwadi?

■ Ghavalwadi · ■ Chiplun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.9%**

**82.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1196**

**1095

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****621**

**949

Working population ****63.6%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.7% for men and 45.3% for women. 58% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 512 (88%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 25 (4%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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 Chiplun

- Turambao963 people
- Pilawali Tarf Velamb953 people
- Kharavate950 people
- Nayashi940 people
- Durgwadi Kh.916 people
- Khandotri874 people
- Rehele Bhagadi871 people
- Nirbade867 people

[All 165 villages in Chiplun](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/chiplun/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghavalwadi?415641
- How far is Ghavalwadi from Ratnagiri?130 km by road
- What is the population of Ghavalwadi?918 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghavalwadi in?Ratnagiri district (Chiplun sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Ghavalwadi?55.9% (Census 2011)