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

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Village · Rajapur, Ratnagiri 

# Yelawan

Yelawan is a village in Rajapur sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **700 people in 191 households**, the 82nd largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 700people (2011)
- 191households
- 81.0%literacy
- 1,160females per 1,000 males

## Yelawan PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockRajapur
- Census village code566171

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

## How far is Yelawan from nearby towns?

- Rajapur (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)80 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)23 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 Yelawan?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Yelawan; 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
- ●Secondary 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pachal
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pachal
- ○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 bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Yelawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy, mango and cashew**. About 30% of the 791 hectares of village land is sown, and 241 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 Yelawan

Of every 100 households in Yelawan in 2011, 97 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Yelawan · ■ Rajapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**18%

Tap water ****12%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**88%

Use banking services ****44%**

**50%

Television ****28%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Yelawan?

■ Yelawan · ■ Rajapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.0%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1160**

**1194

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**948

Working population ****59.3%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 75.2% for women. 54% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 19 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 18 (4%) · **■** Marginal 377 (91%)

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

- Sasale721 people
- Haral717 people
- Karavali712 people
- Panhale Tarf Rajapur701 people
- Kondivale682 people
- Mahalunge670 people
- Mogare667 people
- Khalchiwadi658 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Yelawan from Ratnagiri?80 km by road
- What is the population of Yelawan?700 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Yelawan in?Ratnagiri district (Rajapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Yelawan?81.0% (Census 2011)