# Kalakawadi Village, Rajapur, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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Village · Rajapur, Ratnagiri 

# Kalakawadi

Kalakawadi is a village in Rajapur sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416707**. The 2011 Census counted **449 people in 121 households**, the 140th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 449people (2011)
- 121households
- 78.2%literacy
- 416707PIN code

## Kalakawadi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kalakawadi is 416707.** Kalakawadi falls in Rajapur sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416707
- Community development blockRajapur
- Census village code566008

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

## How far is Kalakawadi from nearby towns?

- Rajapur (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)36 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)30 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 Kalakawadi?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Wadikhurd
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Wadapeth
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ratnagiri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Kalakawadi known for?

The main crops are **rice, mango and cashew**. Products made here include broom and fishing net. About 17% of the 266 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Kalakawadi

Of every 100 households in Kalakawadi in 2011, 92 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kalakawadi · ■ Rajapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**18%

Tap water ****2%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**88%

Use banking services ****78%**

**50%

Television ****33%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**27%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Kalakawadi?

■ Kalakawadi · ■ Rajapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1291**

**1194

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**948

Working population ****47.0%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.1% for men and 66.7% for women. 48% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 74 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 112 (53%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 23 (11%)

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

- Sagave478 people
- Holi477 people
- Kelavade476 people
- Shejavali468 people
- Adavali440 people
- Tulsundewadi437 people
- Oshiwale435 people
- Agarewadi430 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalakawadi?416707
- How far is Kalakawadi from Ratnagiri?36 km by road
- What is the population of Kalakawadi?449 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalakawadi in?Ratnagiri district (Rajapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kalakawadi?78.2% (Census 2011)