# Gaondhad Village, Kudal, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Kudal, Sindhudurg 

# Gaondhad

Gaondhad is a village in Kudal sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **815 people in 203 households**, the 82nd largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.4%.

- 815people (2011)
- 203households
- 90.4%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Gaondhad PIN code and other codes

Gaondhad falls in Kudal sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKudal
- Census village code566824

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

## How far is Gaondhad from nearby towns?

- Kudal (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)25 km by road
- Sawantwadi (nearest town)33 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 Gaondhad?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gaondhad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kudal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Swantwadi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sawant Wadi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Gaondhad known for?

The main crops are **rice, coconut and mango**. About 82% of the 447 hectares of village land is sown, and 367 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 Gaondhad

Of every 100 households in Gaondhad in 2011, 98 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gaondhad · ■ Kudal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**15%

Tap water ****5%**

**17%

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

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**80%

Use banking services ****17%**

**61%

Television ****23%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****47%**

**31%

Own their home ****76%**

**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 Gaondhad?

■ Gaondhad · ■ Kudal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.4%**

**85.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**1021

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****791**

**902

Working population ****32.1%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.5% for men and 85.0% for women. 55% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 52 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 69 (26%) · **■** Marginal 138 (53%)

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 Kudal

- Naiknagar832 people
- Ghatakarnagar826 people
- Munagi824 people
- Kupavade823 people
- Ambadpal796 people
- Bengaon796 people
- Namaspur794 people
- Avalegaon782 people

[All 124 villages in Kudal](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/kudal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gaondhad from Oras Bk.?25 km by road
- What is the population of Gaondhad?815 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaondhad in?Sindhudurg district (Kudal sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gaondhad?90.4% (Census 2011)