# Dandewadi Village, Rajapur, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Rajapur, Ratnagiri 

# Dandewadi

Dandewadi is a village in Rajapur sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416702**. The 2011 Census counted **389 people in 114 households**, the 152nd largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 389people (2011)
- 114households
- 86.3%literacy
- 416702PIN code

## Dandewadi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dandewadi is 416702.** Dandewadi falls in Rajapur sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416702
- Community development blockRajapur
- Census village code566065

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

## How far is Dandewadi from nearby towns?

- Rajapur (sub-district HQ)37 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)67 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)37 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 Dandewadi?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Dandewadi; 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 school5–10 km · Mithgavan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vichare Gothane
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)19 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 Dandewadi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, mango and cashew**. About 2% of the 96 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Dandewadi

Of every 100 households in Dandewadi in 2011, 89 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dandewadi · ■ Rajapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**18%

Tap water ****72%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**88%

Use banking services ****35%**

**50%

Television ****33%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**27%

Own their home ****86%**

**94%

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 Dandewadi?

■ Dandewadi · ■ Rajapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.3%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**1194

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****636**

**948

Working population ****32.4%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 81.9% for women. 50% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (6%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 36 (29%) · **■** Marginal 80 (63%)

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 Rajapur

- Shendewadi421 people
- Musalmanwadi413 people
- Barsu398 people
- Zarye390 people
- Bhabalewadi382 people
- Mirgulewadi378 people
- Nivkholwadi377 people
- Bajarwadi376 people

[All 238 villages in Rajapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/rajapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dandewadi?416702
- How far is Dandewadi from Ratnagiri?67 km by road
- What is the population of Dandewadi?389 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dandewadi in?Ratnagiri district (Rajapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Dandewadi?86.3% (Census 2011)