# Shigawanwadi Village, Guhagar, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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Village · Guhagar, Ratnagiri 

# Shigawanwadi

Shigawanwadi is a village in Guhagar sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, PIN code **415703**. The 2011 Census counted **489 people in 135 households**, the 92nd largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 489people (2011)
- 135households
- 74.6%literacy
- 415703PIN code

## Shigawanwadi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shigawanwadi is 415703.** Shigawanwadi falls in Guhagar sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code415703
- Community development blockGuhagar
- Census village code565425

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

## How far is Shigawanwadi from nearby towns?

- Guhagar (sub-district HQ)55 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)65 km by road
- Chiplun (nearest town)68 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 Shigawanwadi?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Shigawanwadi; 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 school10+ km · Shrugartali
- ○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
- ○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, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / 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 Shigawanwadi known for?

About 59% of the 305 hectares of village land is sown, and 180 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 Shigawanwadi

Of every 100 households in Shigawanwadi in 2011, 93 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shigawanwadi · ■ Guhagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**72%

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

**5%

Tap water ****60%**

**58%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**86%

Use banking services ****62%**

**58%

Television ****24%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****48%**

**42%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Shigawanwadi?

■ Shigawanwadi · ■ Guhagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1340**

**1257

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****677**

**913

Working population ****62.2%**

**47.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.6% for men and 62.9% for women. 57% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 194 (64%) · **■** Other work 35 (12%) · **■** Marginal 75 (25%)

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

- Tavasalwadi538 people
- Sakhari Kh.522 people
- Sakhari Bk.520 people
- Pardalewadi518 people
- Parchuri474 people
- Kudli463 people
- Nivoshi430 people
- Kiravalewadi427 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shigawanwadi?415703
- How far is Shigawanwadi from Ratnagiri?65 km by road
- What is the population of Shigawanwadi?489 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shigawanwadi in?Ratnagiri district (Guhagar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shigawanwadi?74.6% (Census 2011)