# Gawalwadi Village, Mandangad, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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Village · Mandangad, Ratnagiri 

# Gawalwadi

Gawalwadi is a village in Mandangad sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **181 people in 65 households**, the 97th largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%.

- 181people (2011)
- 65households
- 65.8%literacy
- 1,446females per 1,000 males

## Gawalwadi PIN code and other codes

Gawalwadi falls in Mandangad sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMandangad
- Census village code564729

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

## How far is Gawalwadi from nearby towns?

- Mandangad (sub-district HQ)60 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)195 km by road
- Khed (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 Gawalwadi?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Gawalwadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Devare
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandangad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandangad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 18 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 Gawalwadi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, mango and cashew**. About 42% of the 158 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 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 Gawalwadi

Of every 100 households in Gawalwadi in 2011, 92 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gawalwadi · ■ Mandangad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**27%

Tap water ****24%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**18%

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

**79%

Use banking services ****54%**

**57%

Television ****22%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**32%

Own their home ****94%**

**88%

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 Gawalwadi?

■ Gawalwadi · ■ Mandangad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%**

**80.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1446**

**1219

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**945

Working population ****49.7%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 59.8% for women. 47% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 87 (97%) · **■** Other work 3 (3%)

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 Mandangad

- Kante203 people
- Asawale195 people
- Ranavali191 people
- Kinjalghar187 people
- Dhangar177 people
- BHAmghar174 people
- Kengwal160 people
- Kelwat158 people

[All 109 villages in Mandangad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/mandangad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gawalwadi from Ratnagiri?195 km by road
- What is the population of Gawalwadi?181 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gawalwadi in?Ratnagiri district (Mandangad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gawalwadi?65.8% (Census 2011)