# Bhalawal Village, Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/sawantwadi/bhalawal/

Village · Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg 

# Bhalawal

Bhalawal is a village in Sawantwadi sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **663 people in 166 households**, the 59th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.8%.

- 663people (2011)
- 166households
- 80.9%literacy
- 1,072females per 1,000 males

## Bhalawal PIN code and other codes

Bhalawal falls in Sawantwadi sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockSawantwadi
- Census village code566899

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

## How far is Bhalawal from nearby towns?

- Sawantwadi (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)80 km by road
- Sawantwadi (nearest town)21 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 Bhalawal?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bhalawal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Banda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sawantwadi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Bhalawal known for?

The main crops are **rice, mango and coconut**. About 61% of the 420 hectares of village land is sown, and 256 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 Bhalawal

Of every 100 households in Bhalawal in 2011, 97 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Bhalawal · ■ Sawantwadi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**72%

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

**21%

Tap water ****36%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**83%

Use banking services ****78%**

**60%

Television ****55%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****23%**

**26%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Bhalawal?

■ Bhalawal · ■ Sawantwadi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%**

**84.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1072**

**1027

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1440**

**927

Working population ****36.5%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 74.3% for women. 61% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 88 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (32%) · **■** Household industry 13 (5%) · **■** Other work 59 (24%) · **■** Marginal 4 (2%)

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

- Sateli Tarf Satarda784 people
- Satuli768 people
- Devsu741 people
- Kesari700 people
- Nene632 people
- Ovaliye621 people
- Ronapal617 people
- Masure595 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhalawal from Oras Bk.?80 km by road
- What is the population of Bhalawal?663 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhalawal in?Sindhudurg district (Sawantwadi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Bhalawal?80.9% (Census 2011)