# Gorulewadi Village, Rajapur, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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Village · Rajapur, Ratnagiri 

# Gorulewadi

Gorulewadi is a village in Rajapur sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416705**. The 2011 Census counted **505 people in 111 households**, the 124th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 505people (2011)
- 111households
- 71.4%literacy
- 416705PIN code

## Gorulewadi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gorulewadi is 416705.** Gorulewadi falls in Rajapur sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416705
- Community development blockRajapur
- Census village code566173

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

## How far is Gorulewadi from nearby towns?

- Rajapur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)65 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)15 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 Gorulewadi?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gorulewadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Oni
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajapur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Ratnagiri
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Gorulewadi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, mango and cashew**. Products made here include cashew nut. About 10% of the 403 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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 Gorulewadi

Of every 100 households in Gorulewadi in 2011, 86 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Gorulewadi · ■ Rajapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**18%

Tap water ****20%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**88%

Use banking services ****46%**

**50%

Television ****40%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**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 Gorulewadi?

■ Gorulewadi · ■ Rajapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1295**

**1194

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1207**

**948

Working population ****44.6%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 62.8% for women. 48% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 25 (11%) · **■** Marginal 200 (89%)

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

- Tithavali518 people
- Walwad509 people
- Kaneriwadi506 people
- Rundhe506 people
- Tulsundewadi503 people
- Deulwadi502 people
- Kunbiwadi502 people
- Dongar499 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gorulewadi?416705
- How far is Gorulewadi from Ratnagiri?65 km by road
- What is the population of Gorulewadi?505 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorulewadi in?Ratnagiri district (Rajapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gorulewadi?71.4% (Census 2011)