# Dabhil Village, Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra)

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Village · Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg 

# Dabhil

Dabhil is a village in Sawantwadi sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **81 people in 24 households**, the 81st largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.8%.

- 81people (2011)
- 24households
- 63.5%literacy
- 1,025females per 1,000 males

## Dabhil PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockSawantwadi
- Census village code566894

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

## How far is Dabhil from nearby towns?

- Sawantwadi (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)60 km by road
- Sawantwadi (nearest town)28 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 Dabhil?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Dabhil; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn 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
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / 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 Dabhil known for?

The main crops are **rice, mango and coconut**. About 47% of the 800 hectares of village land is sown, and 377 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 Dabhil

Of every 100 households in Dabhil in 2011, 100 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dabhil · ■ Sawantwadi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**21%

Tap water ****0%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**51%

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

**14%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****56%**

**60%

Television ****48%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****26%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dabhil?

■ Dabhil · ■ Sawantwadi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%**

**84.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**1027

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**927

Working population ****59.3%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.8% for men and 73.7% for women. 72% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 35 (73%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (15%) · **■** Other work 6 (12%)

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

- Gharap283 people
- Danoli263 people
- Fansavade251 people
- Padve112 people
- Udeli8 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Dabhil from Oras Bk.?60 km by road
- What is the population of Dabhil?81 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dabhil in?Sindhudurg district (Sawantwadi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Dabhil?63.5% (Census 2011)