# Brahmanwadi Village, Dapoli, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/dapoli/brahmanwadi/ Village · Dapoli, Ratnagiri # Brahmanwadi Brahmanwadi is a village in Dapoli sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,158 people in 271 households**, the 32nd largest of 172 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.8%. - 1,158people (2011) - 271households - 93.5%literacy - 1,021females per 1,000 males ## Brahmanwadi PIN code and other codes Brahmanwadi falls in Dapoli sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockDapoli - Census village code564887 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Brahmanwadi from nearby towns? - Dapoli Camp (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Ratnagiri (district HQ)167 km by road - Dapoli Camp (nearest town)2 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 Brahmanwadi? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Brahmanwadi; 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 - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dapoli - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Dapoli - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Dapoli - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and tanks / ponds - 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 Brahmanwadi known for? About 30% of the 350 hectares of village land is sown, and 104 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 Brahmanwadi Of every 100 households in Brahmanwadi in 2011, 99 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 79 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Brahmanwadi · ■ Dapoli rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **92% Toilet within the home ****100%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **16% Tap water ****33%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****86%** **31% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****79%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****19%** **80% Use banking services ****96%** **53% Television ****74%** **35% Mobile phone ****66%** **29% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****42%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **3% None of these assets ****4%** **29% Own their home ****89%** **93% 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 Brahmanwadi? ■ Brahmanwadi · ■ Dapoli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****93.5%** **78.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021** **1195 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1130** **949 Working population ****56.2%** **42.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.2% for men and 90.8% for women. 61% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 28 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (10%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 279 (43%) · **■** Marginal 267 (41%) 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 Dapoli - Pophalwane1,272 people - Tadil1,269 people - Kumbhave1,207 people - Mandivali1,191 people - Pisai1,125 people - Oni1,118 people - Pharare1,106 people - Karanjani1,097 people [All 173 villages in Dapoli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/dapoli/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Brahmanwadi from Ratnagiri?167 km by road - What is the population of Brahmanwadi?1,158 (Census 2011) - Which district is Brahmanwadi in?Ratnagiri district (Dapoli sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Brahmanwadi?93.5% (Census 2011)