# Kawankarwadi Village, Guhagar, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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Village · Guhagar, Ratnagiri 

# Kawankarwadi

Kawankarwadi is a village in Guhagar sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **379 people in 106 households**, the 106th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 379people (2011)
- 106households
- 79.6%literacy
- 1,578females per 1,000 males

## Kawankarwadi PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockGuhagar
- Census village code565426

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

## How far is Kawankarwadi from nearby towns?

- Guhagar (sub-district HQ)53 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)62 km by road
- Chiplun (nearest town)55 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 Kawankarwadi?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kawankarwadi; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Guhagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sawarde
- ○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 watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 16 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 Kawankarwadi known for?

The main crops are **cashew**. Products made here include cashew nut and bamboo cane products. About 35% of the 335 hectares of village land is sown, and 117 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 Kawankarwadi

Of every 100 households in Kawankarwadi in 2011, 95 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kawankarwadi · ■ Guhagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**93%

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

**72%

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

**5%

Tap water ****0%**

**58%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**12%

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

**86%

Use banking services ****9%**

**58%

Television ****14%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****74%**

**42%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kawankarwadi?

■ Kawankarwadi · ■ Guhagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1578**

**1257

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****704**

**913

Working population ****51.7%**

**47.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.7% for men and 75.6% for women. 40% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 132 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 29 (15%) · **■** Marginal 26 (13%)

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

- Masue399 people
- Wadadai390 people
- Mundhar Kh.384 people
- Patilwadi380 people
- Parchuri Kh.371 people
- Muslondi322 people
- Gonavali315 people
- Nagazari315 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kawankarwadi from Ratnagiri?62 km by road
- What is the population of Kawankarwadi?379 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kawankarwadi in?Ratnagiri district (Guhagar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kawankarwadi?79.6% (Census 2011)