# Tavasalwadi Village, Guhagar, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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Village · Guhagar, Ratnagiri 

# Tavasalwadi

Tavasalwadi is a village in Guhagar sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **538 people in 146 households**, the 88th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 538people (2011)
- 146households
- 84.8%literacy
- 1,102females per 1,000 males

## Tavasalwadi PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockGuhagar
- Census village code565457

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

## How far is Tavasalwadi from nearby towns?

- Guhagar (sub-district HQ)80 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)60 km by road
- Ratnagiri (nearest town)60 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 Tavasalwadi?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Guhagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Guhagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sanavi
- ○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 wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Tavasalwadi known for?

About 20% of the 217 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Tavasalwadi

Of every 100 households in Tavasalwadi in 2011, 91 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Tavasalwadi · ■ Guhagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**72%

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

**5%

Tap water ****86%**

**58%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**86%

Use banking services ****54%**

**58%

Television ****29%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**2%

None of these assets ****34%**

**42%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Tavasalwadi?

■ Tavasalwadi · ■ Guhagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1102**

**1257

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1381**

**913

Working population ****62.6%**

**47.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 79.8% for women. 69% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 106 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (12%) · **■** Other work 46 (14%) · **■** Marginal 144 (43%)

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

- Ramanewadi T.Kaundhar Kalsur561 people
- Vaghambe561 people
- Talyachiwadi Tarf Palpene550 people
- Mohlawadi Mhaskarwadi Tr.sakhari Trishul.539 people
- Sakhari Kh.522 people
- Sakhari Bk.520 people
- Pardalewadi518 people
- Shigawanwadi489 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Tavasalwadi from Ratnagiri?60 km by road
- What is the population of Tavasalwadi?538 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tavasalwadi in?Ratnagiri district (Guhagar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Tavasalwadi?84.8% (Census 2011)