# Aronda Village, Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra)

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Village · Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg 

# Aronda

Aronda is a village in Sawantwadi sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416513**. The 2011 Census counted **2,465 people in 611 households**, the 14th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.8%.

- 2,465people (2011)
- 611households
- 89.8%literacy
- 416513PIN code

## Aronda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Aronda is 416513.** Aronda falls in Sawantwadi sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416513
- Community development blockSawantwadi
- Census village code566889

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

## How far is Aronda from nearby towns?

- Sawantwadi (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)60 km by road
- Sawantwadi (nearest town)30 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 Aronda?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Aronda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sawantwadi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sawantwadi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sawantwadi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Aronda known for?

The main crops are **coconut, mango and cashew**. About 85% of the 495 hectares of village land is sown, and 421 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 Aronda

Of every 100 households in Aronda in 2011, 96 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Aronda · ■ Sawantwadi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**21%

Tap water ****39%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%**

**83%

Use banking services ****61%**

**60%

Television ****69%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****13%**

**26%

Own their home ****87%**

**94%

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 Aronda?

■ Aronda · ■ Sawantwadi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.8%**

**84.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999**

**1027

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873**

**927

Working population ****36.7%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.3% for men and 84.3% for women. 55% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 66 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (2%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 445 (49%) · **■** Marginal 353 (39%)

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 Sawantwadi

- Ajgaon2,637 people
- Otavane2,625 people
- Talavade2,620 people
- Kolgaon2,618 people
- Insuli2,457 people
- Kumbharwada2,406 people
- Sherle2,330 people
- Kalambist2,005 people

[All 82 villages in Sawantwadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/sawantwadi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Aronda?416513
- How far is Aronda from Oras Bk.?60 km by road
- What is the population of Aronda?2,465 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Aronda in?Sindhudurg district (Sawantwadi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Aronda?89.8% (Census 2011)