# Varachichawadi Village, Malwan, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra)

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Village · Malwan, Sindhudurg 

# Varachichawadi

Varachichawadi is a village in Malwan sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **734 people in 179 households**, the 46th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.0%.

- 734people (2011)
- 179households
- 96.1%literacy
- 1,073females per 1,000 males

## Varachichawadi PIN code and other codes

Varachichawadi falls in Malwan sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMalwan
- Census village code566502

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

## How far is Varachichawadi from nearby towns?

- Malwan (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)43 km by road
- Malwan (nearest town)20 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 Varachichawadi?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 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 · Achara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Malwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumbharmath
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand 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 Varachichawadi known for?

The main crops are **rice, mango and kokam**. Products made here include ganapati clay statues. About 21% of the 511 hectares of village land is sown, and 72 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 Varachichawadi

Of every 100 households in Varachichawadi in 2011, 100 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Varachichawadi · ■ Malwan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**82%

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

**6%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%**

**80%

Use banking services ****78%**

**63%

Television ****83%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****41%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**27%

Own their home ****80%**

**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 Varachichawadi?

■ Varachichawadi · ■ Malwan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****96.1%**

**87.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1073**

**1054

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**932

Working population ****42.4%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.9% for men and 95.4% for women. 57% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 57 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 14 (5%) · **■** Other work 205 (66%) · **■** Marginal 31 (10%)

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

- Kandalgaon770 people
- Khotale769 people
- Waingavade765 people
- Gavathanwadi762 people
- Marde710 people
- Masure705 people
- Amdos700 people
- Kharare686 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Varachichawadi from Oras Bk.?43 km by road
- What is the population of Varachichawadi?734 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Varachichawadi in?Sindhudurg district (Malwan sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Varachichawadi?96.1% (Census 2011)