# Palawani Village, Mandangad, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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Village · Mandangad, Ratnagiri 

# Palawani

Palawani is a village in Mandangad sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, PIN code **415712**. The 2011 Census counted **565 people in 172 households**, the 39th largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%.

- 565people (2011)
- 172households
- 68.9%literacy
- 415712PIN code

## Palawani PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palawani is 415712.** Palawani falls in Mandangad sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code415712
- Community development blockMandangad
- Census village code564756

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

## How far is Palawani from nearby towns?

- Mandangad (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)189 km by road
- Khed (nearest town)42 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 Palawani?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Palawani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mandangad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandangad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chiplun
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Palawani known for?

Products made here include agricultural implements. About 28% of the 747 hectares of village land is sown, and 212 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 Palawani

Of every 100 households in Palawani in 2011, 74 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Palawani · ■ Mandangad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**27%

Tap water ****22%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**79%

Use banking services ****45%**

**57%

Television ****24%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****50%**

**32%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Palawani?

■ Palawani · ■ Mandangad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**80.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1108**

**1219

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****613**

**945

Working population ****38.9%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 58.6% for women. 47% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 61 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (24%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 31 (14%) · **■** Marginal 71 (32%)

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

- Kuduk Bk.584 people
- Velas582 people
- Borghar581 people
- Palghar568 people
- Pat546 people
- Chinchaghar515 people
- Muradpur515 people
- Jawale505 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palawani?415712
- How far is Palawani from Ratnagiri?189 km by road
- What is the population of Palawani?565 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palawani in?Ratnagiri district (Mandangad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Palawani?68.9% (Census 2011)