# Varchiwadi Village, Rajapur, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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Village · Rajapur, Ratnagiri 

# Varchiwadi

Varchiwadi is a village in Rajapur sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416704**. The 2011 Census counted **344 people in 97 households**, the 172nd largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 344people (2011)
- 97households
- 71.3%literacy
- 416704PIN code

## Varchiwadi PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code416704
- Community development blockRajapur
- Census village code566226

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

## How far is Varchiwadi from nearby towns?

- Rajapur (sub-district HQ)44 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)92 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)44 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 Varchiwadi?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Varchiwadi; 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 · Pachal
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pachal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kolhapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Varchiwadi known for?

About 25% of the 371 hectares of village land is sown, and 92 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 Varchiwadi

Of every 100 households in Varchiwadi in 2011, 91 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Varchiwadi · ■ Rajapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**18%

Tap water ****98%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**33%

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

**9%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****35%**

**50%

Television ****2%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****60%**

**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 Varchiwadi?

■ Varchiwadi · ■ Rajapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1150**

**1194

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**948

Working population ****53.5%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 58.4% for women. 50% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 81 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 96 (52%)

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

- Dasurewadi349 people
- Janshi348 people
- Shedekarwadi348 people
- Guravwadi345 people
- Nikharewadi341 people
- Madban340 people
- Varchi Guravwadi339 people
- Sutarwadi338 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Varchiwadi?416704
- How far is Varchiwadi from Ratnagiri?92 km by road
- What is the population of Varchiwadi?344 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Varchiwadi in?Ratnagiri district (Rajapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Varchiwadi?71.3% (Census 2011)