# Palekarwadi Village, Devgad, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/devgad/palekarwadi/ Village · Devgad, Sindhudurg # Palekarwadi Palekarwadi is a village in Devgad sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,210 people in 255 households**, the 34th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%. - 1,210people (2011) - 255households - 87.7%literacy - 1,044females per 1,000 males ## Palekarwadi PIN code and other codes Palekarwadi falls in Devgad sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockDevgad - Census village code566260 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palekarwadi from nearby towns? - Devgad (sub-district HQ)50 km by road - Oras Bk. (district HQ)73 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 Palekarwadi? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Palekarwadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 · Kumbhavade - ○Degree college10+ km · Devgad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamsande - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)20 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 Palekarwadi known for? Products made here include cashew nut and wooden furniture. About 19% of the 1,086 hectares of village land is sown, and 201 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 Palekarwadi Of every 100 households in Palekarwadi in 2011, 98 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Palekarwadi · ■ Devgad rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **94% Toilet within the home ****64%** **71% No toilet (open defecation) ****15%** **7% Tap water ****77%** **39% Drinking water within premises ****51%** **55% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **80% Use banking services ****75%** **61% Television ****38%** **42% Mobile phone ****78%** **50% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****14%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **4% None of these assets ****14%** **28% Own their home ****97%** **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 Palekarwadi? ■ Palekarwadi · ■ Devgad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.7%** **86.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044** **1051 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1132** **924 Working population ****47.2%** **41.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.2% for men and 81.4% for women. 61% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 233 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 275 (48%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 37 (6%) · **■** Marginal 23 (4%) 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 - Phanasgaon1,328 people - Baparde1,304 people - Kuvale1,255 people - Dhalavali1,230 people - Hurshi1,206 people - Pural1,203 people - Torsole1,172 people - Salashi1,164 people [All 98 villages in Devgad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/devgad/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Palekarwadi from Oras Bk.?73 km by road - What is the population of Palekarwadi?1,210 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palekarwadi in?Sindhudurg district (Devgad sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Palekarwadi?87.7% (Census 2011)