# Dhakore Village, Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/sawantwadi/dhakore/ Village · Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg # Dhakore Dhakore is a village in Sawantwadi sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,076 people in 249 households**, the 45th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.8%. - 1,076people (2011) - 249households - 86.6%literacy - 1,026females per 1,000 males ## Dhakore PIN code and other codes Dhakore falls in Sawantwadi sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockSawantwadi - Census village code566880 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhakore from nearby towns? - Sawantwadi (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Oras Bk. (district HQ)62 km by road - Sawantwadi (nearest town)23 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 Dhakore? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Dhakore; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shiroda - ○Degree college10+ km · Sawantwadi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sawantwadi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Dhakore known for? The main crops are **mango, rice and coconut**. About 10% of the 1,088 hectares of village land is sown, and 107 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 Dhakore Of every 100 households in Dhakore in 2011, 95 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Dhakore · ■ Sawantwadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****78%** **72% No toilet (open defecation) ****8%** **21% Tap water ****18%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****61%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **83% Use banking services ****81%** **60% Television ****50%** **50% Mobile phone ****63%** **50% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **3% None of these assets ****20%** **26% Own their home ****97%** **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 Dhakore? ■ Dhakore · ■ Sawantwadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.6%** **84.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1135** **927 Working population ****31.3%** **41.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.7% for men and 79.5% for women. 55% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 83 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 159 (47%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 88 (26%) · **■** Marginal 6 (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 - Satose1,187 people - Nigude1,164 people - Ambegaon1,163 people - Kavthani1,078 people - Asniye1,027 people - Netarde990 people - Brahmanpat970 people - Vetye912 people [All 82 villages in Sawantwadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/sawantwadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dhakore from Oras Bk.?62 km by road - What is the population of Dhakore?1,076 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhakore in?Sindhudurg district (Sawantwadi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Dhakore?86.6% (Census 2011)