Village · Rajapur, Ratnagiri # Khalchiwadi Khalchiwadi is a village in Rajapur sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 359 people in 100 households, the 165th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%. - 359 people (2011) - 100 households - 71.0% literacy - 1,720 females per 1,000 males ## Khalchiwadi PIN code and other codes Khalchiwadi falls in Rajapur sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. - Community development block Rajapur - Census village code 566158 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Khalchiwadi from nearby towns? - Rajapur (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Ratnagiri (district HQ) 82 km by road - Ratnagiri (nearest town) 82 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Khalchiwadi? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Khalchiwadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Rajapur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Hatiwale - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajapur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water canal / river - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Khalchiwadi known for? The main crops are paddy, mango and cashew. Products made here include mango juice, pickle and cashew nut. About 21% of the 259 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Khalchiwadi Of every 100 households in Khalchiwadi in 2011, 92 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Khalchiwadi · ■ Rajapur rural average - Electricity for lighting 92% 92% - Toilet within the home 44% 63% - No toilet (open defecation) 9% 18% - Tap water 100% 36% - Drinking water within premises 76% 33% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 9% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 88% - Use banking services 31% 50% - Television 14% 28% - Mobile phone 5% 37% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 7% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 40% 27% - Own their home 99% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Khalchiwadi? ■ Khalchiwadi · ■ Rajapur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 71.0% 78.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1720 1194 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 926 948 - Working population 64.9% 49.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.5% for men and 61.4% for women. 55% of men and 71% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 125 (54%) · ■ Farm labourers 7 (3%) · ■ Other work 1 (0%) · ■ Marginal 100 (43%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Rajapur - Goval 367 people - Varilwadi 367 people - Harichiwadi 363 people - Khadakvali 363 people - Takkewadi 356 people - Palekarwadi 353 people - Dasurewadi 349 people - Janshi 348 people All 238 villages in Rajapur ## Quick answers - How far is Khalchiwadi from Ratnagiri? 82 km by road - What is the population of Khalchiwadi? 359 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khalchiwadi in? Ratnagiri district (Rajapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Khalchiwadi? 71.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/rajapur/khalchiwadi-566158/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.