Village · Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg # Gharap Gharap is a village in Sawantwadi sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, PIN code 416511. The 2011 Census counted 283 people in 64 households, the 77th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.8%. - 283 people (2011) - 64 households - 80.2% literacy - 416511 PIN code ## Gharap PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Gharap is 416511. Gharap falls in Sawantwadi sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. - PIN code 416511 - Community development block Sawantwadi - Census village code 566896 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gharap from nearby towns? - Sawantwadi (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road - Oras Bk. (district HQ) 80 km by road - Sawantwadi (nearest town) 22 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gharap? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Gharap; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Banda - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Banda - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sawantwadi - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gharap known for? The main crops are rice, mango and coconut. About 31% of the 1,463 hectares of village land is sown, and 459 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gharap Of every 100 households in Gharap in 2011, 89 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Gharap · ■ Sawantwadi rural average - Electricity for lighting 89% 94% - Toilet within the home 56% 72% - No toilet (open defecation) 44% 21% - Tap water 29% 30% - Drinking water within premises 32% 51% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 14% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 83% - Use banking services 85% 60% - Television 42% 50% - Mobile phone 44% 50% - Computer with internet 2% 1% - Two-wheeler 15% 17% - Car / jeep / van 2% 3% - None of these assets 32% 26% - Own their home 97% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gharap? ■ Gharap · ■ Sawantwadi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 80.2% 84.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1339 1027 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1583 927 - Working population 46.3% 41.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.4% for men and 68.5% for women. 54% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 59 (45%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 2 (2%) · ■ Marginal 69 (53%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sawantwadi - Kondure 360 people - Galel 359 people - Dongarpal 315 people - Savarjuva 285 people - Danoli 263 people - Fansavade 251 people - Padve 112 people - Dabhil 81 people All 82 villages in Sawantwadi ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gharap? 416511 - How far is Gharap from Oras Bk.? 80 km by road - What is the population of Gharap? 283 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gharap in? Sindhudurg district (Sawantwadi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Gharap? 80.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/sawantwadi/gharap/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.