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

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Village · Kudal, Sindhudurg 

# Gavalgaon

Gavalgaon is a village in Kudal sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **319 people in 81 households**, the 121st largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.4%.

- 319people (2011)
- 81households
- 79.4%literacy
- 1,200females per 1,000 males

## Gavalgaon PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKudal
- Census village code566729

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

## How far is Gavalgaon from nearby towns?

- Kudal (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)35 km by road
- Sawantwadi (nearest town)49 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 Gavalgaon?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gavalgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jambhawade
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kankavali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Oros
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 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, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 21 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 Gavalgaon known for?

The main crops are **rice, cashew and mango**. About 59% of the 603 hectares of village land is sown, and 355 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 Gavalgaon

Of every 100 households in Gavalgaon in 2011, 96 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Gavalgaon · ■ Kudal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**15%

Tap water ****31%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**80%

Use banking services ****51%**

**61%

Television ****30%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****17%**

**31%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Gavalgaon?

■ Gavalgaon · ■ Kudal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%**

**85.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1200**

**1021

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****737**

**902

Working population ****44.5%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.1% for men and 69.4% for women. 40% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 96 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (18%) · **■** Household industry 5 (4%) · **■** Other work 6 (4%) · **■** Marginal 9 (6%)

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

- Neharunagar352 people
- Bhattgaon349 people
- Kinlos347 people
- Kandargaon338 people
- Kanduli255 people
- Sakirde192 people
- Anjivade189 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Gavalgaon from Oras Bk.?35 km by road
- What is the population of Gavalgaon?319 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gavalgaon in?Sindhudurg district (Kudal sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gavalgaon?79.4% (Census 2011)