# Vakavali Village, Mandangad, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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Village · Mandangad, Ratnagiri 

# Vakavali

Vakavali is a village in Mandangad sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **278 people in 79 households**, the 81st largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%.

- 278people (2011)
- 79households
- 77.2%literacy
- 1,439females per 1,000 males

## Vakavali PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockMandangad
- Census village code564779

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

## How far is Vakavali from nearby towns?

- Mandangad (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)190 km by road
- Mahad (nearest town)40 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 Vakavali?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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 market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Vakavali known for?

About 5% of the 330 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Vakavali

Of every 100 households in Vakavali in 2011, 92 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Vakavali · ■ Mandangad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**27%

Tap water ****100%**

**70%

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

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**79%

Use banking services ****64%**

**57%

Television ****20%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****35%**

**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 Vakavali?

■ Vakavali · ■ Mandangad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**80.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1439**

**1219

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1154**

**945

Working population ****46.4%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.1% for men and 70.5% for women. 54% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 115 (89%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (6%) · **■** Other work 5 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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

- Sheware301 people
- Konzar288 people
- Gudeghar287 people
- Veral Tarf Veshwi286 people
- Vadavali275 people
- Kalkavane273 people
- Dandnagari264 people
- Shigvan260 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Vakavali from Ratnagiri?190 km by road
- What is the population of Vakavali?278 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vakavali in?Ratnagiri district (Mandangad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Vakavali?77.2% (Census 2011)