# Thakurwadi Village, Devgad, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra)

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Village · Devgad, Sindhudurg 

# Thakurwadi

Thakurwadi is a village in Devgad sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,033 people in 234 households**, the 46th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%.

- 1,033people (2011)
- 234households
- 94.4%literacy
- 1,161females per 1,000 males

## Thakurwadi PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDevgad
- Census village code566239

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

## How far is Thakurwadi from nearby towns?

- Devgad (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)89 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)28 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 Thakurwadi?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Thakurwadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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 school10+ km · Devgad
- ○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 wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Thakurwadi known for?

The main crops are **mango, coconut and cashew**. About 32% of the 617 hectares of village land is sown, and 199 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 Thakurwadi

Of every 100 households in Thakurwadi in 2011, 94 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Thakurwadi · ■ Devgad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**71%

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

**7%

Tap water ****51%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%**

**80%

Use banking services ****67%**

**61%

Television ****30%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**13%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****25%**

**28%

Own their home ****85%**

**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 Thakurwadi?

■ Thakurwadi · ■ Devgad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.4%**

**86.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1161**

**1051

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****746**

**924

Working population ****23.7%**

**41.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.4% for men and 93.5% for women. 46% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 10 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 134 (55%) · **■** Marginal 100 (41%)

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

- Juveshwar1,057 people
- Mahalunge1,054 people
- Pendhari1,053 people
- Goval1,039 people
- Malegaon1,025 people
- Nad990 people
- Valivande962 people
- Poyare943 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Thakurwadi from Oras Bk.?89 km by road
- What is the population of Thakurwadi?1,033 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thakurwadi in?Sindhudurg district (Devgad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Thakurwadi?94.4% (Census 2011)