# Vadad Village, Guhagar, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/guhagar/vadad/ Village · Guhagar, Ratnagiri # Vadad Vadad is a village in Guhagar sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,146 people in 344 households**, the 32nd largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%. - 1,146people (2011) - 344households - 63.4%literacy - 1,348females per 1,000 males ## Vadad PIN code and other codes Vadad falls in Guhagar sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockGuhagar - Census village code565387 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vadad from nearby towns? - Guhagar (sub-district HQ)43 km by road - Ratnagiri (district HQ)100 km by road - Chiplun (nearest town)45 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 Vadad? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Vadad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 school5–10 km · Talavali - ○Degree college10+ km · Tali - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tali - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Vadad known for? About 44% of the 798 hectares of village land is sown, and 345 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 Vadad Of every 100 households in Vadad in 2011, 94 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vadad · ■ Guhagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****93%** **72% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **5% Tap water ****89%** **58% Drinking water within premises ****87%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **86% Use banking services ****82%** **58% Television ****16%** **30% Mobile phone ****32%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****53%** **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 Vadad? ■ Vadad · ■ Guhagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.4%** **77.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1348** **1257 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1298** **913 Working population ****44.6%** **47.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.2% for men and 56.1% for women. 54% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 219 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 77 (15%) · **■** Other work 93 (18%) · **■** Marginal 122 (24%) 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 - Katale1,345 people - Kotluk1,330 people - Kolavali1,307 people - Chikhali1,192 people - Bhatgaon Tisang1,127 people - Jamsut1,125 people - Kaundhar Kalsur1,092 people - Nigundal1,078 people [All 121 villages in Guhagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/guhagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Vadad from Ratnagiri?100 km by road - What is the population of Vadad?1,146 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vadad in?Ratnagiri district (Guhagar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Vadad?63.4% (Census 2011)