# Kolwankhadi Village, Rajapur, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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Village · Rajapur, Ratnagiri 

# Kolwankhadi

Kolwankhadi is a village in Rajapur sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **530 people in 143 households**, the 114th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 530people (2011)
- 143households
- 73.9%literacy
- 1,146females per 1,000 males

## Kolwankhadi PIN code and other codes

Kolwankhadi falls in Rajapur sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockRajapur
- Census village code566172

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

## How far is Kolwankhadi from nearby towns?

- Rajapur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)82 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)20 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 Kolwankhadi?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Panchal
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Panchal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ratnagiri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 15 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 Kolwankhadi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, nagli and mango**. About 12% of the 811 hectares of village land is sown, and 96 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 Kolwankhadi

Of every 100 households in Kolwankhadi in 2011, 96 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kolwankhadi · ■ Rajapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**18%

Tap water ****47%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**88%

Use banking services ****17%**

**50%

Television ****19%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****33%**

**27%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Kolwankhadi?

■ Kolwankhadi · ■ Rajapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1146**

**1194

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**948

Working population ****44.7%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 63.4% for women. 56% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 203 (86%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 21 (9%) · **■** Marginal 6 (3%)

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

- Shivane Bk.547 people
- Padave535 people
- Kotapur534 people
- Benagiwadi530 people
- Kasarwadi528 people
- Mandavkarwadi528 people
- Terwan527 people
- Ambolgad522 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kolwankhadi from Ratnagiri?82 km by road
- What is the population of Kolwankhadi?530 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kolwankhadi in?Ratnagiri district (Rajapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kolwankhadi?73.9% (Census 2011)