# Waghavane Village, Malwan, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Malwan, Sindhudurg 

# Waghavane

Waghavane is a village in Malwan sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **446 people in 111 households**, the 81st largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.0%.

- 446people (2011)
- 111households
- 90.0%literacy
- 1,114females per 1,000 males

## Waghavane PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockMalwan
- Census village code566601

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

## How far is Waghavane from nearby towns?

- Malwan (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)26 km by road
- Malwan (nearest town)12 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 Waghavane?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Waghavane; 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 school5–10 km · Malwan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Malwan
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kumbharmat
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Waghavane known for?

The main crops are **rice, cashew and mango**. About 32% of the 290 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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 Waghavane

Of every 100 households in Waghavane in 2011, 99 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Waghavane · ■ Malwan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**6%

Tap water ****12%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**80%

Use banking services ****68%**

**63%

Television ****42%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****34%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Waghavane?

■ Waghavane · ■ Malwan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.0%**

**87.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1114**

**1054

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056**

**932

Working population ****26.5%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.9% for men and 83.8% for women. 50% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 69 (58%) · **■** Household industry 8 (7%) · **■** Other work 13 (11%) · **■** Marginal 28 (24%)

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

- Bagadwadi462 people
- Kava460 people
- Palayewadi455 people
- Kalethar449 people
- Gaonkarwada444 people
- Mahan442 people
- Bhatwadi440 people
- Malond434 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Waghavane from Oras Bk.?26 km by road
- What is the population of Waghavane?446 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Waghavane in?Sindhudurg district (Malwan sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Waghavane?90.0% (Census 2011)