# Gowal Village, Mandangad, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Mandangad, Ratnagiri 

# Gowal

Gowal is a village in Mandangad sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **18 people in 6 households**, the 109th largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%.

- 18people (2011)
- 6households
- 53.3%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Gowal PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockMandangad
- Census village code564793

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

## How far is Gowal from nearby towns?

- Mandangad (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)178 km by road
- Mahad (nearest town)27 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 Gowal?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Gowal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Latvan
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mandangad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandangad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mahad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Gowal known for?

About 38% of the 203 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 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 Gowal

Of every 100 households in Gowal in 2011, 87 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gowal · ■ Mandangad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**27%

Tap water ****2%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**79%

Use banking services ****58%**

**57%

Television ****23%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****37%**

**32%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Gowal?

■ Gowal · ■ Mandangad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.3%**

**80.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**1219

Working population ****44.4%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 44.4% for women. 56% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 5 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (12%) · **■** Other work 1 (12%) · **■** Marginal 1 (12%)

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

- Keril124 people
- Terdi121 people
- Govele110 people
- Tamhane86 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Gowal from Ratnagiri?178 km by road
- What is the population of Gowal?18 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gowal in?Ratnagiri district (Mandangad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gowal?53.3% (Census 2011)