# Achare Village, Malwan, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/malwan/achare/ Village · Malwan, Sindhudurg # Achare Achare is a village in Malwan sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,204 people in 284 households**, the 24th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.0%. - 1,204people (2011) - 284households - 91.7%literacy - 1,109females per 1,000 males ## Achare PIN code and other codes Achare falls in Malwan sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockMalwan - Census village code566503 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Achare from nearby towns? - Malwan (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Oras Bk. (district HQ)45 km by road - Malwan (nearest town)22 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 Achare? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Achare; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Malwan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumbharmath - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated 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 Achare known for? The main crops are **rice and kokam**. Products made here include fish and ganapati clay statues. About 26% of the 157 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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 Achare Of every 100 households in Achare in 2011, 99 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Achare · ■ Malwan rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **96% Toilet within the home ****82%** **82% No toilet (open defecation) ****6%** **6% Tap water ****1%** **21% Drinking water within premises ****39%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **80% Use banking services ****82%** **63% Television ****69%** **43% Mobile phone ****73%** **52% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **3% None of these assets ****9%** **27% Own their home ****94%** **93% 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 Achare? ■ Achare · ■ Malwan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****91.7%** **87.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1109** **1054 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****721** **932 Working population ****35.4%** **41.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.9% for men and 88.1% for women. 53% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 112 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (10%) · **■** Household industry 30 (7%) · **■** Other work 137 (32%) · **■** Marginal 104 (24%) 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 Malwan - Katta1,254 people - Deulwada1,250 people - Malgaon1,216 people - Asarondi1,212 people - Hadi1,144 people - Kolamb1,096 people - Nhive1,078 people - Dhamapur1,038 people [All 135 villages in Malwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/malwan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Achare from Oras Bk.?45 km by road - What is the population of Achare?1,204 (Census 2011) - Which district is Achare in?Sindhudurg district (Malwan sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Achare?91.7% (Census 2011)