# Varachiwadi Village, Rajapur, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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Village · Rajapur, Ratnagiri 

# Varachiwadi

Varachiwadi is a village in Rajapur sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416707**. The 2011 Census counted **599 people in 149 households**, the 96th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 599people (2011)
- 149households
- 80.5%literacy
- 416707PIN code

## Varachiwadi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Varachiwadi is 416707.** Varachiwadi falls in Rajapur sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416707
- Community development blockRajapur
- Census village code565996

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

## How far is Varachiwadi from nearby towns?

- Rajapur (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)29 km by road
- Ratnagiri (nearest town)29 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 Varachiwadi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Varachiwadi; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Karoli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ratnagiri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Varachiwadi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, mango and betel nut**. Products made here include broom and fishing net. About 22% of the 670 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Varachiwadi

Of every 100 households in Varachiwadi in 2011, 77 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Varachiwadi · ■ Rajapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**18%

Tap water ****8%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**88%

Use banking services ****74%**

**50%

Television ****26%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**27%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Varachiwadi?

■ Varachiwadi · ■ Rajapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.5%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1235**

**1194

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1161**

**948

Working population ****51.1%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.8% for men and 70.5% for women. 58% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 14 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 276 (90%) · **■** Other work 15 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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

- Kolamb623 people
- Dale611 people
- Ambelkarwadi602 people
- Kondsar Kh.600 people
- Varachiwadi590 people
- Chipatewadi586 people
- Sogamwadi585 people
- Phupere572 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Varachiwadi?416707
- How far is Varachiwadi from Ratnagiri?29 km by road
- What is the population of Varachiwadi?599 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Varachiwadi in?Ratnagiri district (Rajapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Varachiwadi?80.5% (Census 2011)