# Malgaon Village, Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/sawantwadi/malgaon/ Village · Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg # Malgaon Malgaon is a village in Sawantwadi sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,913 people in 471 households**, the 20th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.8%. - 1,913people (2011) - 471households - 86.9%literacy - 1,014females per 1,000 males ## Malgaon PIN code and other codes Malgaon falls in Sawantwadi sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockSawantwadi - Census village code566848 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Malgaon from nearby towns? - Sawantwadi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Oras Bk. (district HQ)44 km by road - Sawantwadi (nearest town)8 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 Malgaon? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Malgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 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 - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Kumbhali - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sawantwadi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sawantwadi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Malgaon known for? The main crops are **paddy, cashew and mango**. About 51% of the 505 hectares of village land is sown, and 219 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 Malgaon Of every 100 households in Malgaon in 2011, 93 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Malgaon · ■ Sawantwadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **94% Toilet within the home ****78%** **72% No toilet (open defecation) ****16%** **21% Tap water ****8%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****51%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **83% Use banking services ****44%** **60% Television ****44%** **50% Mobile phone ****49%** **50% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****26%** **26% Own their home ****98%** **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 Malgaon? ■ Malgaon · ■ Sawantwadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.9%** **84.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1060** **927 Working population ****32.9%** **41.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.9% for men and 79.9% for women. 54% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 12 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 179 (28%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 159 (25%) · **■** Marginal 279 (44%) 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 - Kumbharwada2,406 people - Sherle2,330 people - Kalambist2,005 people - Nirukhe1,930 people - Nhaveli1,879 people - Kshetrapal1,816 people - Shirshinge1,810 people - Madura1,789 people [All 82 villages in Sawantwadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/sawantwadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Malgaon from Oras Bk.?44 km by road - What is the population of Malgaon?1,913 (Census 2011) - Which district is Malgaon in?Sindhudurg district (Sawantwadi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Malgaon?86.9% (Census 2011)