# Madkhol Village, Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/sawantwadi/madkhol/ Village · Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg # Madkhol Madkhol is a village in Sawantwadi sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,539 people in 829 households**, the 3rd largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.8%. - 3,539people (2011) - 829households - 84.9%literacy - 1,083females per 1,000 males ## Madkhol PIN code and other codes Madkhol falls in Sawantwadi sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockSawantwadi - Census village code566859 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Madkhol from nearby towns? - Sawantwadi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Oras Bk. (district HQ)45 km by road - Sawantwadi (nearest town)10 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 Madkhol? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Madkhol; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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)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 Madkhol known for? The main crops are **rice, mango and jackfruit**. About 65% of the 1,943 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,253 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 Madkhol Of every 100 households in Madkhol in 2011, 92 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Madkhol · ■ Sawantwadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **94% Toilet within the home ****59%** **72% No toilet (open defecation) ****38%** **21% Tap water ****16%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **83% Use banking services ****37%** **60% Television ****41%** **50% Mobile phone ****26%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****40%** **26% Own their home ****94%** **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 Madkhol? ■ Madkhol · ■ Sawantwadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.9%** **84.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1083** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949** **927 Working population ****38.9%** **41.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.9% for men and 78.6% for women. 52% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 306 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 136 (10%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 237 (17%) · **■** Marginal 678 (49%) 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 - Kariwade3,595 people - Nemale3,015 people - Charathe2,992 people - Niravade2,927 people - Sangeli2,855 people [All 82 villages in Sawantwadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/sawantwadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Madkhol from Oras Bk.?45 km by road - What is the population of Madkhol?3,539 (Census 2011) - Which district is Madkhol in?Sindhudurg district (Sawantwadi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Madkhol?84.9% (Census 2011)