# Daphalewadi Village, Guhagar, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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Village · Guhagar, Ratnagiri 

# Daphalewadi

Daphalewadi is a village in Guhagar sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **260 people in 71 households**, the 115th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 260people (2011)
- 71households
- 79.7%literacy
- 1,453females per 1,000 males

## Daphalewadi PIN code and other codes

Daphalewadi falls in Guhagar sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockGuhagar
- Census village code565386

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

## How far is Daphalewadi from nearby towns?

- Guhagar (sub-district HQ)43 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)100 km by road
- Chiplun (nearest town)53 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 Daphalewadi?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tali
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Daphalewadi known for?

About 30% of the 187 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 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 Daphalewadi

Of every 100 households in Daphalewadi in 2011, 89 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Daphalewadi · ■ Guhagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**72%

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

**5%

Tap water ****92%**

**58%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**86%

Use banking services ****45%**

**58%

Television ****11%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****63%**

**42%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Daphalewadi?

■ Daphalewadi · ■ Guhagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1453**

**1257

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**913

Working population ****74.2%**

**47.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 72.9% for women. 74% of men and 75% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 86 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (31%) · **■** Other work 12 (6%) · **■** Marginal 36 (19%)

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 Guhagar

- Gonabarewadi271 people
- Pimpalwat268 people
- Umarath Kh.266 people
- Veldur264 people
- Pati238 people
- Nivatewadi228 people
- Palkot Tarf Sakhari Trishul226 people
- Katakiri56 people

[All 121 villages in Guhagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/guhagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Daphalewadi from Ratnagiri?100 km by road
- What is the population of Daphalewadi?260 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Daphalewadi in?Ratnagiri district (Guhagar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Daphalewadi?79.7% (Census 2011)