# Khal Chiwadi Village, Rajapur, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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Village · Rajapur, Ratnagiri 

# Khal Chiwadi

Khal Chiwadi is a village in Rajapur sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **286 people in 72 households**, the 184th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 286people (2011)
- 72households
- 87.4%literacy
- 1,183females per 1,000 males

## Khal Chiwadi PIN code and other codes

Khal Chiwadi falls in Rajapur sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockRajapur
- Census village code566102

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

## How far is Khal Chiwadi from nearby towns?

- Rajapur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)71 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 Khal Chiwadi?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Khal Chiwadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hatiwale
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Hatiwale
- ○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 bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Khal Chiwadi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, mango and cashew**. About 57% of the 67 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Khal Chiwadi

Of every 100 households in Khal Chiwadi in 2011, 93 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Khal Chiwadi · ■ Rajapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**18%

Tap water ****0%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**88%

Use banking services ****94%**

**50%

Television ****62%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****41%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**27%

Own their home ****84%**

**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 Khal Chiwadi?

■ Khal Chiwadi · ■ Rajapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.4%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1183**

**1194

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1083**

**948

Working population ****53.8%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.2% for men and 86.6% for women. 58% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 11 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 32 (21%) · **■** Marginal 99 (64%)

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

- Madhaliwadi292 people
- Solivade292 people
- Karshingewadi289 people
- Math Kh.287 people
- Paratvali286 people
- Chauke284 people
- Ganganwadi284 people
- Khalchi Bhandarwadi284 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Khal Chiwadi from Ratnagiri?71 km by road
- What is the population of Khal Chiwadi?286 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khal Chiwadi in?Ratnagiri district (Rajapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Khal Chiwadi?87.4% (Census 2011)