# Golwan Village, Malwan, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/malwan/golwan/ Village · Malwan, Sindhudurg # Golwan Golwan is a village in Malwan sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,291 people in 355 households**, the 18th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.0%. - 1,291people (2011) - 355households - 81.6%literacy - 1,159females per 1,000 males ## Golwan PIN code and other codes Golwan falls in Malwan sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockMalwan - Census village code566577 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Golwan from nearby towns? - Malwan (sub-district HQ)29 km by road - Oras Bk. (district HQ)18 km by road - Malwan (nearest town)29 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 Golwan? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Golwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 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 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Katta - ○Degree college5–10 km · Katta - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kiorik - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Golwan known for? The main crops are **paddy and fruits**. Products made here include rice milling. About 40% of the 1,034 hectares of village land is sown, and 365 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 Golwan Of every 100 households in Golwan in 2011, 95 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Golwan · ■ Malwan rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **96% Toilet within the home ****82%** **82% No toilet (open defecation) ****14%** **6% Tap water ****10%** **21% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **80% Use banking services ****39%** **63% Television ****37%** **43% Mobile phone ****26%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****39%** **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 Golwan? ■ Golwan · ■ Malwan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%** **87.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1159** **1054 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1367** **932 Working population ****40.6%** **41.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.6% for men and 74.5% for women. 63% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 180 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 68 (13%) · **■** Marginal 270 (52%) 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 - Kusarave1,494 people - Ovaliye1,408 people - Hedul1,318 people - Hiwale1,299 people - Guram Nagari1,256 people - Katta1,254 people - Deulwada1,250 people - Malgaon1,216 people [All 135 villages in Malwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/malwan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Golwan from Oras Bk.?18 km by road - What is the population of Golwan?1,291 (Census 2011) - Which district is Golwan in?Sindhudurg district (Malwan sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Golwan?81.6% (Census 2011)