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

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Village · Devgad, Sindhudurg 

# Malpewadi

Malpewadi is a village in Devgad sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **632 people in 134 households**, the 71st largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%.

- 632people (2011)
- 134households
- 81.9%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Malpewadi PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDevgad
- Census village code566262

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

## How far is Malpewadi from nearby towns?

- Devgad (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)75 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)25 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 Malpewadi?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Malpewadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kharepatan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kharepatan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vaibhavwadi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- 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 Malpewadi known for?

The main crops are **mango, coconut and cashew**. About 6% of the 334 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Malpewadi

Of every 100 households in Malpewadi in 2011, 72 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Malpewadi · ■ Devgad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**7%

Tap water ****0%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**80%

Use banking services ****58%**

**61%

Television ****19%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**13%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****39%**

**28%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Malpewadi?

■ Malpewadi · ■ Devgad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.9%**

**86.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**1051

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1429**

**924

Working population ****63.0%**

**41.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.3% for men and 75.2% for women. 64% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 173 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 208 (52%)

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

- Korle681 people
- Vitthaladevi668 people
- Padvane660 people
- Gadhitamhane648 people
- Chafed629 people
- Nimatwadi629 people
- Rahateshwar628 people
- Undil623 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Malpewadi from Oras Bk.?75 km by road
- What is the population of Malpewadi?632 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malpewadi in?Sindhudurg district (Devgad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Malpewadi?81.9% (Census 2011)