# Kariwade Village, Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/sawantwadi/kariwade/ Village · Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg # Kariwade Kariwade is a village in Sawantwadi sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,595 people in 870 households**, the 2nd largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.8%. - 3,595people (2011) - 870households - 83.8%literacy - 1,065females per 1,000 males ## Kariwade PIN code and other codes Kariwade falls in Sawantwadi sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockSawantwadi - Census village code566860 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kariwade from nearby towns? - Sawantwadi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Oras Bk. (district HQ)45 km by road - Sawantwadi (nearest town)15 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 Kariwade? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Kariwade; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sawantwadi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sawantwadi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sawantwadi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Kariwade known for? The main crops are **rice, mango and cashew**. About 22% of the 1,448 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Kariwade Of every 100 households in Kariwade in 2011, 94 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kariwade · ■ Sawantwadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****66%** **72% No toilet (open defecation) ****25%** **21% Tap water ****20%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **83% Use banking services ****66%** **60% Television ****49%** **50% Mobile phone ****43%** **50% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****31%** **26% Own their home ****95%** **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 Kariwade? ■ Kariwade · ■ Sawantwadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.8%** **84.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1065** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891** **927 Working population ****43.9%** **41.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.4% for men and 76.7% for women. 54% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 445 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 213 (13%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 354 (22%) · **■** Marginal 547 (35%) 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 - Amboli4,004 people - Madkhol3,539 people - Nemale3,015 people - Charathe2,992 people - Niravade2,927 people [All 82 villages in Sawantwadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/sawantwadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kariwade from Oras Bk.?45 km by road - What is the population of Kariwade?3,595 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kariwade in?Sindhudurg district (Sawantwadi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kariwade?83.8% (Census 2011)