# Gaonkarwada Village, Malwan, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra)

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Village · Malwan, Sindhudurg 

# Gaonkarwada

Gaonkarwada is a village in Malwan sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416626**. The 2011 Census counted **444 people in 117 households**, the 82nd largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.0%.

- 444people (2011)
- 117households
- 91.2%literacy
- 416626PIN code

## Gaonkarwada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gaonkarwada is 416626.** Gaonkarwada falls in Malwan sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416626
- Community development blockMalwan
- Census village code566519

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

## How far is Gaonkarwada from nearby towns?

- Malwan (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)41 km by road
- Malwan (nearest town)11 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 Gaonkarwada?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Malwan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Malwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumbharmadh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 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, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)19 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 Gaonkarwada known for?

The main crops are **rice, mango and cashew**. Products made here include ganapati clay statues. About 76% of the 116 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 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 Gaonkarwada

Of every 100 households in Gaonkarwada in 2011, 97 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Gaonkarwada · ■ Malwan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**6%

Tap water ****67%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**80%

Use banking services ****100%**

**63%

Television ****38%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****32%**

**27%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Gaonkarwada?

■ Gaonkarwada · ■ Malwan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.2%**

**87.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****812**

**1054

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**932

Working population ****57.9%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 96.7% for women. 71% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 70 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 112 (44%) · **■** Marginal 62 (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

- Kava460 people
- Palayewadi455 people
- Kalethar449 people
- Waghavane446 people
- Mahan442 people
- Bhatwadi440 people
- Malond434 people
- Palasmb406 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gaonkarwada?416626
- How far is Gaonkarwada from Oras Bk.?41 km by road
- What is the population of Gaonkarwada?444 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaonkarwada in?Sindhudurg district (Malwan sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gaonkarwada?91.2% (Census 2011)