# Malewad Village, Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/sawantwadi/malewad/ Village · Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg # Malewad Malewad is a village in Sawantwadi sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,820 people in 671 households**, the 8th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.8%. - 2,820people (2011) - 671households - 88.3%literacy - 1,001females per 1,000 males ## Malewad PIN code and other codes Malewad falls in Sawantwadi sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockSawantwadi - Census village code566878 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Malewad from nearby towns? - Sawantwadi (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Oras Bk. (district HQ)55 km by road - Sawantwadi (nearest town)24 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 Malewad? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Malewad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sawantwadi - ○Degree college10+ km · Sawantwadi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sawantwadi - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Malewad known for? The main crops are **rice, mango and coconut**. About 20% of the 1,394 hectares of village land is sown, and 273 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 Malewad Of every 100 households in Malewad in 2011, 98 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Malewad · ■ Sawantwadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **94% Toilet within the home ****89%** **72% No toilet (open defecation) ****6%** **21% Tap water ****14%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****49%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **83% Use banking services ****87%** **60% Television ****44%** **50% Mobile phone ****40%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****17%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****33%** **26% Own their home ****92%** **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 Malewad? ■ Malewad · ■ Sawantwadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.3%** **84.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864** **927 Working population ****43.8%** **41.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.9% for men and 82.7% for women. 59% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 215 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (4%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 263 (21%) · **■** Marginal 698 (57%) 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 - Nemale3,015 people - Charathe2,992 people - Niravade2,927 people - Sangeli2,855 people - Satarda2,737 people - Ajgaon2,637 people - Otavane2,625 people - Talavade2,620 people [All 82 villages in Sawantwadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/sawantwadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Malewad from Oras Bk.?55 km by road - What is the population of Malewad?2,820 (Census 2011) - Which district is Malewad in?Sindhudurg district (Sawantwadi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Malewad?88.3% (Census 2011)