# Hewale Village, Dodamarg, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Dodamarg, Sindhudurg 

# Hewale

Hewale is a village in Dodamarg sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **449 people in 106 households**, the 37th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.6%.

- 449people (2011)
- 106households
- 84.5%literacy
- 887females per 1,000 males

## Hewale PIN code and other codes

Hewale falls in Dodamarg sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDodamarg
- Census village code566950

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

## How far is Hewale from nearby towns?

- Kasai (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)86 km by road
- Bicholi (nearest town)42 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 Hewale?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 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 school10+ km · Bhedsi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dodamarg
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dodamarg
- ○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 watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Hewale known for?

The main crops are **banana, cashew and mango**. About 45% of the 955 hectares of village land is sown, and 429 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 Hewale

Of every 100 households in Hewale in 2011, 87 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hewale · ■ Dodamarg rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**36%

Tap water ****0%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**89%

Use banking services ****94%**

**67%

Television ****52%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**21%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****27%**

**26%

Own their home ****79%**

**92%

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 Hewale?

■ Hewale · ■ Dodamarg rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%**

**82.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887**

**1017

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846**

**911

Working population ****34.5%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.4% for men and 71.0% for women. 48% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 5 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 26 (17%) · **■** Marginal 122 (79%)

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 Dodamarg

- Khokaral474 people
- Palye474 people
- Parme471 people
- Morle458 people
- Sasoli Kh447 people
- Khanyale444 people
- Terwan322 people
- Fukeri309 people

[All 62 villages in Dodamarg](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/dodamarg/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Hewale from Oras Bk.?86 km by road
- What is the population of Hewale?449 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hewale in?Sindhudurg district (Dodamarg sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Hewale?84.5% (Census 2011)