# Oshiwale Village, Rajapur, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Rajapur, Ratnagiri 

# Oshiwale

Oshiwale is a village in Rajapur sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416704**. The 2011 Census counted **435 people in 114 households**, the 143rd largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 435people (2011)
- 114households
- 70.9%literacy
- 416704PIN code

## Oshiwale PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Oshiwale is 416704.** Oshiwale falls in Rajapur sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416704
- Community development blockRajapur
- Census village code566217

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

## How far is Oshiwale from nearby towns?

- Rajapur (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)85 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)35 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 Oshiwale?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Oshiwale; 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pachal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Raipatan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kolhapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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 wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Oshiwale known for?

The main crops are **rice and ragi**. About 18% of the 655 hectares of village land is sown, and 117 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 Oshiwale

Of every 100 households in Oshiwale in 2011, 90 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Oshiwale · ■ Rajapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**18%

Tap water ****68%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**88%

Use banking services ****33%**

**50%

Television ****24%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**27%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Oshiwale?

■ Oshiwale · ■ Rajapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1472**

**1194

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**948

Working population ****58.4%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 61.7% for women. 58% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 143 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (8%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 23 (9%) · **■** Marginal 66 (26%)

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

- Shejavali468 people
- Kalakawadi449 people
- Adavali440 people
- Tulsundewadi437 people
- Agarewadi430 people
- Burbewadi428 people
- Ghumewadi424 people
- Chikhale421 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Oshiwale?416704
- How far is Oshiwale from Ratnagiri?85 km by road
- What is the population of Oshiwale?435 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Oshiwale in?Ratnagiri district (Rajapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Oshiwale?70.9% (Census 2011)