# Pajavewadi Village, Rajapur, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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Village · Rajapur, Ratnagiri 

# Pajavewadi

Pajavewadi is a village in Rajapur sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **279 people in 69 households**, the 189th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 279people (2011)
- 69households
- 73.4%literacy
- 1,197females per 1,000 males

## Pajavewadi PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockRajapur
- Census village code566182

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

## How far is Pajavewadi from nearby towns?

- Rajapur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)80 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 Pajavewadi?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Oni
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Oni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ratnagiri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Pajavewadi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, cashew and mango**. About 13% of the 237 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Pajavewadi

Of every 100 households in Pajavewadi in 2011, 97 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pajavewadi · ■ Rajapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**18%

Tap water ****76%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**88%

Use banking services ****36%**

**50%

Television ****14%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Pajavewadi?

■ Pajavewadi · ■ Rajapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1197**

**1194

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**948

Working population ****48.0%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.5% for men and 65.0% for women. 44% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 50 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (21%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 54 (40%)

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

- Paratvali286 people
- Chauke284 people
- Ganganwadi284 people
- Khalchi Bhandarwadi284 people
- Bandhawadi278 people
- Shirse278 people
- Wadativare278 people
- Kond Tiware276 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Pajavewadi from Ratnagiri?80 km by road
- What is the population of Pajavewadi?279 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pajavewadi in?Ratnagiri district (Rajapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Pajavewadi?73.4% (Census 2011)