# Bilvas Village, Malwan, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Malwan, Sindhudurg 

# Bilvas

Bilvas is a village in Malwan sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **559 people in 155 households**, the 64th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.0%.

- 559people (2011)
- 155households
- 87.8%literacy
- 1,055females per 1,000 males

## Bilvas PIN code and other codes

Bilvas falls in Malwan sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMalwan
- Census village code566587

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

## How far is Bilvas from nearby towns?

- Malwan (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)25 km by road
- Malwan (nearest town)12 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 Bilvas?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Bilvas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Malwan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Malwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Klumbharmath
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Bilvas known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include plough. About 14% of the 375 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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 Bilvas

Of every 100 households in Bilvas in 2011, 96 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bilvas · ■ Malwan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**6%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**54%

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

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**80%

Use banking services ****46%**

**63%

Television ****47%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**14%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****28%**

**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 Bilvas?

■ Bilvas · ■ Malwan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.8%**

**87.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1055**

**1054

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****759**

**932

Working population ****38.1%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.6% for men and 83.4% for women. 60% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 11 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 35 (16%) · **■** Marginal 166 (78%)

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

- Pirawadi581 people
- Trimbak575 people
- Chunavare570 people
- Chindar564 people
- Budhavale544 people
- Chafekhol537 people
- Tiravde523 people
- Ghumade511 people

[All 135 villages in Malwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/malwan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bilvas from Oras Bk.?25 km by road
- What is the population of Bilvas?559 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bilvas in?Sindhudurg district (Malwan sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Bilvas?87.8% (Census 2011)