# Kadvai Village, Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/sangameshwar/kadvai/ Village · Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri # Kadvai Kadvai is a village in Sangameshwar sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **5,008 people in 1,127 households**, the 1st largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%. - 5,008people (2011) - 1,127households - 80.2%literacy - 1,088females per 1,000 males ## Kadvai PIN code and other codes Kadvai falls in Sangameshwar sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockSangameshwar - Census village code565703 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kadvai from nearby towns? - Devrukh (sub-district HQ)37 km by road - Ratnagiri (district HQ)60 km by road - Chiplun (nearest town)37 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 Kadvai? 30 services counted by the Census are inside Kadvai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 12 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Devrukh - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sangameshwar - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 19 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 Kadvai known for? About 15% of the 1,475 hectares of village land is sown, and 218 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 Kadvai Of every 100 households in Kadvai in 2011, 97 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Kadvai · ■ Sangameshwar rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **92% Toilet within the home ****84%** **79% No toilet (open defecation) ****4%** **14% Tap water ****93%** **61% Drinking water within premises ****60%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%** **86% Use banking services ****81%** **51% Television ****36%** **29% Mobile phone ****54%** **41% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****29%** **42% Own their home ****88%** **93% 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 Kadvai? ■ Kadvai · ■ Sangameshwar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%** **78.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1088** **1145 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979** **957 Working population ****53.0%** **51.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.8% for men and 73.2% for women. 59% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 936 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 705 (27%) · **■** Household industry 27 (1%) · **■** Other work 584 (22%) · **■** Marginal 404 (15%) 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 Sangameshwar - Dhamapur Tarf Sangameshwar4,628 people - Sadavali4,028 people - Sangameshwar3,993 people - Dabhole Bk.3,639 people [All 198 villages in Sangameshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/sangameshwar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kadvai from Ratnagiri?60 km by road - What is the population of Kadvai?5,008 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kadvai in?Ratnagiri district (Sangameshwar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kadvai?80.2% (Census 2011)