# Palkarwadi Village, Malwan, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra)

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Village · Malwan, Sindhudurg 

# Palkarwadi

Palkarwadi is a village in Malwan sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416614**. The 2011 Census counted **87 people in 20 households**, the 134th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.0%.

- 87people (2011)
- 20households
- 97.4%literacy
- 416614PIN code

## Palkarwadi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palkarwadi is 416614.** Palkarwadi falls in Malwan sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416614
- Community development blockMalwan
- Census village code566510

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

## How far is Palkarwadi from nearby towns?

- Malwan (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)56 km by road
- Malwan (nearest town)25 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 Palkarwadi?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Palkarwadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Gavathanwadi
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Achara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Malwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Phonda
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 19 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 Palkarwadi known for?

The main crops are **rice, mango and kokam**. About 86% of the 69 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 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 Palkarwadi

Of every 100 households in Palkarwadi in 2011, 90 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Palkarwadi · ■ Malwan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**82%

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

**6%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**80%

Use banking services ****20%**

**63%

Television ****30%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****25%**

**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 Palkarwadi?

■ Palkarwadi · ■ Malwan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****97.4%**

**87.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1175**

**1054

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2333**

**932

Working population ****56.3%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 95.0% for women. 60% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 21 (43%) · **■** Other work 3 (6%) · **■** Marginal 25 (51%)

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

- Malandi124 people
- Khervand112 people
- Koil110 people
- Bandiwade Kh.109 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palkarwadi?416614
- How far is Palkarwadi from Oras Bk.?56 km by road
- What is the population of Palkarwadi?87 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palkarwadi in?Sindhudurg district (Malwan sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Palkarwadi?97.4% (Census 2011)