Village · Rajapur, Ratnagiri # Bandiwade Bandiwade is a village in Rajapur sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 223 people in 54 households, the 210th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%. - 223 people (2011) - 54 households - 78.1% literacy - 1,230 females per 1,000 males ## Bandiwade PIN code and other codes Bandiwade falls in Rajapur sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. - Community development block Rajapur - Census village code 566118 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bandiwade from nearby towns? - Rajapur (sub-district HQ) 17 km by road - Ratnagiri (district HQ) 90 km by road - Rajapur (nearest town) 17 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bandiwade? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Bandiwade; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Hatiwale - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Hatiwane - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajapur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bandiwade known for? The main crops are paddy, mango and cashew. About 49% of the 156 hectares of village land is sown, and 76 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bandiwade Of every 100 households in Bandiwade in 2011, 92 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Bandiwade · ■ Rajapur rural average - Electricity for lighting 92% 92% - Toilet within the home 83% 63% - No toilet (open defecation) 13% 18% - Tap water 0% 36% - Drinking water within premises 19% 33% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 9% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 88% - Use banking services 24% 50% - Television 26% 28% - Mobile phone 13% 37% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 7% - Car / jeep / van 4% 2% - None of these assets 32% 27% - Own their home 100% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bandiwade? ■ Bandiwade · ■ Rajapur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 78.1% 78.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1230 1194 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 857 948 - Working population 53.8% 49.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.6% for men and 65.0% for women. 53% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 65 (54%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (2%) · ■ Other work 7 (6%) · ■ Marginal 45 (38%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Rajapur - Shengalwadi 240 people - Jambhulwadi 233 people - Kond Dasur 231 people - Yashavantgad 224 people - Wadavetye 223 people - Pangari Kh. 221 people - Pokalewadi 218 people - Agarwadi 212 people All 238 villages in Rajapur ## Quick answers - How far is Bandiwade from Ratnagiri? 90 km by road - What is the population of Bandiwade? 223 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bandiwade in? Ratnagiri district (Rajapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Bandiwade? 78.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/rajapur/bandiwade/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.