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

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Village · Devgad, Sindhudurg 

# Welgave

Welgave is a village in Devgad sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **400 people in 108 households**, the 85th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%.

- 400people (2011)
- 108households
- 77.2%literacy
- 1,198females per 1,000 males

## Welgave PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDevgad
- Census village code566279

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

## How far is Welgave from nearby towns?

- Devgad (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)65 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)29 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 Welgave?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Welgave; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Phanasgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tarla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shirgaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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 wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Welgave known for?

The main crops are **mango, coconut and nagli**. About 80% of the 489 hectares of village land is sown, and 393 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 Welgave

Of every 100 households in Welgave in 2011, 90 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Welgave · ■ Devgad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**7%

Tap water ****36%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**80%

Use banking services ****35%**

**61%

Television ****27%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****48%**

**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 Welgave?

■ Welgave · ■ Devgad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**86.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1198**

**1051

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1133**

**924

Working population ****42.0%**

**41.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.8% for men and 66.7% for women. 43% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 6 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (6%) · **■** Marginal 151 (90%)

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

- Lingdal491 people
- Shiravali478 people
- Sandve473 people
- Morve408 people
- Virwadi391 people
- Waghivare381 people
- Shevare368 people
- Kasaba Waghotan313 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Welgave from Oras Bk.?65 km by road
- What is the population of Welgave?400 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Welgave in?Sindhudurg district (Devgad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Welgave?77.2% (Census 2011)