# Varavade Village, Kankavli, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra)

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Village · Kankavli, Sindhudurg 

# Varavade

Varavade is a village in Kankavli sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416602**. The 2011 Census counted **1,793 people in 444 households**, the 15th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 1,793people (2011)
- 444households
- 87.7%literacy
- 416602PIN code

## Varavade PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Varavade is 416602.** Varavade falls in Kankavli sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416602
- Community development blockKankavli
- Census village code566454

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

## How far is Varavade from nearby towns?

- Kankavli (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)26 km by road
- Malwan (nearest town)48 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 Varavade?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Varavade; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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 · Kankavli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sawantwadi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Phonda
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Varavade known for?

The main crops are **rice, nagli and mango**. About 43% of the 976 hectares of village land is sown, and 419 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 Varavade

Of every 100 households in Varavade in 2011, 97 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Varavade · ■ Kankavli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**18%

Tap water ****11%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**84%

Use banking services ****74%**

**58%

Television ****47%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

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

**28%

Own their home ****96%**

**89%

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 Varavade?

■ Varavade · ■ Kankavli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.7%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042**

**1060

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1097**

**934

Working population ****35.3%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.9% for men and 81.7% for women. 57% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 352 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 147 (23%) · **■** Marginal 66 (10%)

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 Kankavli

- Kharepatan2,104 people
- Shivdav2,078 people
- Halaval2,077 people
- Lore1,815 people
- Bordave1,755 people
- Bidwadi1,647 people
- Wargaon1,631 people
- Humarat1,624 people

[All 105 villages in Kankavli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/kankavli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Varavade?416602
- How far is Varavade from Oras Bk.?26 km by road
- What is the population of Varavade?1,793 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Varavade in?Sindhudurg district (Kankavli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Varavade?87.7% (Census 2011)