# Gaonkarwadi Village, Rajapur, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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Village · Rajapur, Ratnagiri 

# Gaonkarwadi

Gaonkarwadi is a village in Rajapur sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416702**. The 2011 Census counted **85 people in 27 households**, the 229th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 85people (2011)
- 27households
- 79.5%literacy
- 416702PIN code

## Gaonkarwadi PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code416702
- Community development blockRajapur
- Census village code566105

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

## How far is Gaonkarwadi from nearby towns?

- Rajapur (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)103 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)27 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 Gaonkarwadi?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Gaonkarwadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kharepatqn
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hatiwale
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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 waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Gaonkarwadi known for?

The main crops are **paddy and cashew**. Products made here include cashew nut. About 20% of the 90 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Gaonkarwadi

Of every 100 households in Gaonkarwadi in 2011, 85 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Gaonkarwadi · ■ Rajapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**18%

Tap water ****0%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**88%

Use banking services ****22%**

**50%

Television ****18%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****70%**

**27%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Gaonkarwadi?

■ Gaonkarwadi · ■ Rajapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1125**

**1194

Working population ****75.3%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.0% for men and 65.1% for women. 82% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 38 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (9%) · **■** Household industry 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 3 (5%) · **■** Marginal 15 (23%)

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

- Hurse133 people
- Bag Abdul Kadir110 people
- Khingini107 people
- Bharade101 people
- Thikan Kond82 people
- Anantwadi80 people
- Juve Jaitapur78 people
- Bag Kazi Husen60 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gaonkarwadi?416702
- How far is Gaonkarwadi from Ratnagiri?103 km by road
- What is the population of Gaonkarwadi?85 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaonkarwadi in?Ratnagiri district (Rajapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gaonkarwadi?79.5% (Census 2011)