# Madura Village, Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/sawantwadi/madura/ Village · Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg # Madura Madura is a village in Sawantwadi sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416514**. The 2011 Census counted **1,789 people in 440 households**, the 24th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.8%. - 1,789people (2011) - 440households - 85.3%literacy - 416514PIN code ## Madura PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Madura is 416514.** Madura falls in Sawantwadi sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. - PIN code416514 - Community development blockSawantwadi - Census village code566916 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Madura from nearby towns? - Sawantwadi (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Oras Bk. (district HQ)55 km by road - Sawantwadi (nearest town)18 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 Madura? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Madura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn 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 · Banda - ○Degree college10+ km · Sawantwadi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sawantwadi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 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 Madura known for? The main crops are **rice, mango and banana**. About 54% of the 959 hectares of village land is sown, and 521 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 Madura Of every 100 households in Madura in 2011, 94 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Madura · ■ Sawantwadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****62%** **72% No toilet (open defecation) ****38%** **21% Tap water ****4%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **83% Use banking services ****61%** **60% Television ****52%** **50% Mobile phone ****69%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****18%** **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 Madura? ■ Madura · ■ Sawantwadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%** **84.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938** **927 Working population ****36.7%** **41.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.1% for men and 79.7% for women. 52% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 253 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (3%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 156 (24%) · **■** Marginal 212 (32%) 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 - Malgaon1,913 people - Nhaveli1,879 people - Kshetrapal1,816 people - Shirshinge1,810 people - Verle1,754 people - Tamboli1,742 people - Talawane1,683 people - Kumbharli1,635 people [All 82 villages in Sawantwadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/sawantwadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Madura?416514 - How far is Madura from Oras Bk.?55 km by road - What is the population of Madura?1,789 (Census 2011) - Which district is Madura in?Sindhudurg district (Sawantwadi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Madura?85.3% (Census 2011)