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

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Village · Devgad, Sindhudurg 

# Goval

Goval is a village in Devgad sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,039 people in 226 households**, the 45th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%.

- 1,039people (2011)
- 226households
- 77.3%literacy
- 1,062females per 1,000 males

## Goval PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDevgad
- Census village code566276

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

## How far is Goval from nearby towns?

- Devgad (sub-district HQ)42 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)59 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)26 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 Goval?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Goval; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Phanaswadi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kankavali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vaibhavwadi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Goval known for?

The main crops are **mango, coconut and cashew**. About 7% of the 1,264 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 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 Goval

Of every 100 households in Goval in 2011, 84 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Goval · ■ Devgad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**7%

Tap water ****59%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**80%

Use banking services ****57%**

**61%

Television ****25%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****47%**

**28%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Goval?

■ Goval · ■ Devgad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%**

**86.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1062**

**1051

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****562**

**924

Working population ****37.4%**

**41.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 69.3% for women. 54% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 189 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 177 (46%) · **■** Other work 19 (5%) · **■** 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 Devgad

- Kalambai1,066 people
- Juveshwar1,057 people
- Mahalunge1,054 people
- Pendhari1,053 people
- Thakurwadi1,033 people
- Malegaon1,025 people
- Nad990 people
- Valivande962 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Goval from Oras Bk.?59 km by road
- What is the population of Goval?1,039 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Goval in?Sindhudurg district (Devgad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Goval?77.3% (Census 2011)