# Hiwale Village, Malwan, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/malwan/hiwale/ Village · Malwan, Sindhudurg # Hiwale Hiwale is a village in Malwan sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,299 people in 319 households**, the 17th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.0%. - 1,299people (2011) - 319households - 82.5%literacy - 1,055females per 1,000 males ## Hiwale PIN code and other codes Hiwale falls in Malwan sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockMalwan - Census village code566553 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Hiwale from nearby towns? - Malwan (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Oras Bk. (district HQ)11 km by road - Kankavli (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 Hiwale? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Hiwale; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●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 - ●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 · Kasal - ○Degree college10+ km · Sindhudurg - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Oras - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Hiwale known for? The main crops are **rice, mango and cashew**. Products made here include rice product., mango canning and cashew nut. About 11% of the 1,285 hectares of village land is sown, and 141 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 Hiwale Of every 100 households in Hiwale in 2011, 95 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Hiwale · ■ Malwan rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **96% Toilet within the home ****78%** **82% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **6% Tap water ****8%** **21% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **80% Use banking services ****79%** **63% Television ****25%** **43% Mobile phone ****50%** **52% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****37%** **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 Hiwale? ■ Hiwale · ■ Malwan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%** **87.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1055** **1054 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****639** **932 Working population ****40.4%** **41.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.2% for men and 74.6% for women. 51% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what **** **■** Other work 48 (9%) · **■** Marginal 477 (91%) 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 - Poip1,546 people - Kusarave1,494 people - Ovaliye1,408 people - Hedul1,318 people - Golwan1,291 people - Guram Nagari1,256 people - Katta1,254 people - Deulwada1,250 people [All 135 villages in Malwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/malwan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Hiwale from Oras Bk.?11 km by road - What is the population of Hiwale?1,299 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hiwale in?Sindhudurg district (Malwan sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Hiwale?82.5% (Census 2011)