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

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Village · Mandangad, Ratnagiri 

# Shigvan

Shigvan is a village in Mandangad sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **260 people in 79 households**, the 85th largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%.

- 260people (2011)
- 79households
- 81.4%literacy
- 1,063females per 1,000 males

## Shigvan PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockMandangad
- Census village code564708

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

## How far is Shigvan from nearby towns?

- Mandangad (sub-district HQ)60 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)200 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 Shigvan?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mandangad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandangad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lonere
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells
- 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 Shigvan known for?

About 51% of the 394 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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 Shigvan

Of every 100 households in Shigvan in 2011, 91 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shigvan · ■ Mandangad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**27%

Tap water ****12%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**79%

Use banking services ****56%**

**57%

Television ****28%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****45%**

**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 Shigvan?

■ Shigvan · ■ Mandangad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%**

**80.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1063**

**1219

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846**

**945

Working population ****22.7%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.2% for men and 72.4% for women. 44% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 7 (12%) · **■** Marginal 52 (88%)

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

- Vakavali278 people
- Vadavali275 people
- Kalkavane273 people
- Dandnagari264 people
- Dudhere259 people
- Borkhat250 people
- Ambadawe240 people
- Chinchali234 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Shigvan from Ratnagiri?200 km by road
- What is the population of Shigvan?260 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shigvan in?Ratnagiri district (Mandangad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shigvan?81.4% (Census 2011)