# Mavalange Village, Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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Village · Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri 

# Mavalange

Mavalange is a village in Sangameshwar sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **638 people in 167 households**, the 114th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%.

- 638people (2011)
- 167households
- 76.3%literacy
- 1,134females per 1,000 males

## Mavalange PIN code and other codes

Mavalange falls in Sangameshwar sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockSangameshwar
- Census village code565688

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

## How far is Mavalange from nearby towns?

- Devrukh (sub-district HQ)37 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)76 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 Mavalange?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Mavalange; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sawarda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sawarda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sangameshwar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Mavalange known for?

About 10% of the 398 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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 Mavalange

Of every 100 households in Mavalange in 2011, 94 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mavalange · ■ Sangameshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**14%

Tap water ****21%**

**61%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**12%

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

**86%

Use banking services ****16%**

**51%

Television ****17%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****61%**

**42%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Mavalange?

■ Mavalange · ■ Sangameshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%**

**78.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1134**

**1145

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1136**

**957

Working population ****55.3%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.7% for men and 62.7% for women. 58% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 204 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 118 (33%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%)

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

- Songiri673 people
- Talavade Tarf Devrukh673 people
- Tivare Ghera Prachitgad653 people
- Pochari646 people
- Gothane624 people
- Tamhane620 people
- Kasar Kolvan618 people
- Shringapur617 people

[All 198 villages in Sangameshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/sangameshwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mavalange from Ratnagiri?76 km by road
- What is the population of Mavalange?638 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mavalange in?Ratnagiri district (Sangameshwar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Mavalange?76.3% (Census 2011)