# Devgad Village, Devgad, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Devgad, Sindhudurg 

# Devgad

Devgad is a village in Devgad sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,417 people in 527 households**, the 6th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%.

- 2,417people (2011)
- 527households
- 91.5%literacy
- 874females per 1,000 males

## Devgad PIN code and other codes

Devgad falls in Devgad sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDevgad
- Census village code566311

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

## How far is Devgad from nearby towns?

- Devgad (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)70 km by road
- Malwan (nearest town)45 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 Devgad?

27 services counted by the Census are inside Devgad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 2 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
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Jamsande
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Jamsande
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Devgad known for?

The main crops are **mango, coconut and cashew**. About 31% of the 172 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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 Devgad

Of every 100 households in Devgad in 2011, 95 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Devgad · ■ Devgad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**7%

Tap water ****50%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****20%**

**80%

Use banking services ****63%**

**61%

Television ****60%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****20%**

**28%

Own their home ****78%**

**90%

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 Devgad?

■ Devgad · ■ Devgad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.5%**

**86.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874**

**1051

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951**

**924

Working population ****36.5%**

**41.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.1% for men and 88.4% for women. 53% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 34 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (6%) · **■** Household industry 41 (5%) · **■** Other work 424 (48%) · **■** Marginal 333 (38%)

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 Devgad

- Padel3,673 people
- Shirgaon2,555 people
- Kinjawade2,491 people
- Girye2,457 people
- Dabhole2,356 people
- Tirlot2,307 people
- Manche2,261 people
- Mithbaon2,241 people

[All 98 villages in Devgad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/devgad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Devgad from Oras Bk.?70 km by road
- What is the population of Devgad?2,417 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Devgad in?Sindhudurg district (Devgad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Devgad?91.5% (Census 2011)