# Gele Village, Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg 

# Gele

Gele is a village in Sawantwadi sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **450 people in 143 households**, the 72nd largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.8%.

- 450people (2011)
- 143households
- 72.2%literacy
- 1,473females per 1,000 males

## Gele PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockSawantwadi
- Census village code566854

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

## How far is Gele from nearby towns?

- Sawantwadi (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)80 km by road
- Sawantwadi (nearest town)38 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 Gele?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gele; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Amboli
- ○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 bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Gele known for?

The main crops are **rice, ragi and coconut**. About 45% of the 832 hectares of village land is sown, and 347 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 Gele

Of every 100 households in Gele in 2011, 84 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gele · ■ Sawantwadi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**21%

Tap water ****82%**

**30%

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

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**83%

Use banking services ****92%**

**60%

Television ****22%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****60%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gele?

■ Gele · ■ Sawantwadi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**84.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1473**

**1027

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**927

Working population ****54.0%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 62.8% for women. 53% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 96 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (19%) · **■** Other work 7 (3%) · **■** Marginal 95 (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

- Kegad497 people
- Nanos493 people
- Konas487 people
- Padve Majgaon451 people
- Kondure360 people
- Galel359 people
- Dongarpal315 people
- Savarjuva285 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Gele from Oras Bk.?80 km by road
- What is the population of Gele?450 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gele in?Sindhudurg district (Sawantwadi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gele?72.2% (Census 2011)