# Palayewadi Village, Malwan, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra)

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Village · Malwan, Sindhudurg 

# Palayewadi

Palayewadi is a village in Malwan sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416608**. The 2011 Census counted **455 people in 127 households**, the 79th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.0%.

- 455people (2011)
- 127households
- 84.7%literacy
- 416608PIN code

## Palayewadi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palayewadi is 416608.** Palayewadi falls in Malwan sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416608
- Community development blockMalwan
- Census village code566559

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

## How far is Palayewadi from nearby towns?

- Malwan (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)45 km by road
- Malwan (nearest town)28 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 Palayewadi?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Palayewadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Achara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Malwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Malwan
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds
- 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 Palayewadi known for?

The main crops are **rice and cashew**. Products made here include wooden pot. About 22% of the 479 hectares of village land is sown, and 105 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 Palayewadi

Of every 100 households in Palayewadi in 2011, 98 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Palayewadi · ■ Malwan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**6%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**80%

Use banking services ****73%**

**63%

Television ****38%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**3%

None of these assets ****24%**

**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 Palayewadi?

■ Palayewadi · ■ Malwan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.7%**

**87.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1116**

**1054

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1211**

**932

Working population ****51.2%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 77.4% for women. 66% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 130 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (21%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 53 (23%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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

- Belachiwadi474 people
- Katvad463 people
- Bagadwadi462 people
- Kava460 people
- Kalethar449 people
- Waghavane446 people
- Gaonkarwada444 people
- Mahan442 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palayewadi?416608
- How far is Palayewadi from Oras Bk.?45 km by road
- What is the population of Palayewadi?455 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palayewadi in?Sindhudurg district (Malwan sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Palayewadi?84.7% (Census 2011)