# Dhoptewadi Village, Devgad, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra)

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Village · Devgad, Sindhudurg 

# Dhoptewadi

Dhoptewadi is a village in Devgad sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416610**. The 2011 Census counted **796 people in 202 households**, the 58th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%.

- 796people (2011)
- 202households
- 84.2%literacy
- 416610PIN code

## Dhoptewadi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhoptewadi is 416610.** Dhoptewadi falls in Devgad sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416610
- Community development blockDevgad
- Census village code566296

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

## How far is Dhoptewadi from nearby towns?

- Devgad (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)70 km by road
- Malwan (nearest town)49 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 Dhoptewadi?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Dhoptewadi; 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
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shirgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Devgad
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Shirgaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Dhoptewadi known for?

The main crops are **mango, cashew and paddy**. About 31% of the 754 hectares of village land is sown, and 231 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 Dhoptewadi

Of every 100 households in Dhoptewadi in 2011, 96 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dhoptewadi · ■ Devgad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**7%

Tap water ****55%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**80%

Use banking services ****71%**

**61%

Television ****43%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**13%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****23%**

**28%

Own their home ****80%**

**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 Dhoptewadi?

■ Dhoptewadi · ■ Devgad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.2%**

**86.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1146**

**1051

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****809**

**924

Working population ****30.7%**

**41.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.4% for men and 78.3% for women. 49% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 134 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (21%) · **■** Other work 55 (23%) · **■** Marginal 4 (2%)

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

- Kunkawan896 people
- Katwaneshwar829 people
- Tembavali829 people
- Wanivade811 people
- Katvan794 people
- Phanase738 people
- Pavnai732 people
- Tambaldeg731 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhoptewadi?416610
- How far is Dhoptewadi from Oras Bk.?70 km by road
- What is the population of Dhoptewadi?796 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhoptewadi in?Sindhudurg district (Devgad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Dhoptewadi?84.2% (Census 2011)