# Otavane Village, Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/sawantwadi/otavane/ Village · Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg # Otavane Otavane is a village in Sawantwadi sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416510**. The 2011 Census counted **2,625 people in 636 households**, the 11th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.8%. - 2,625people (2011) - 636households - 81.6%literacy - 416510PIN code ## Otavane PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Otavane is 416510.** Otavane falls in Sawantwadi sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. - PIN code416510 - Community development blockSawantwadi - Census village code566892 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Otavane from nearby towns? - Sawantwadi (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Oras Bk. (district HQ)52 km by road - Sawantwadi (nearest town)13 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 Otavane? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Otavane; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub 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 - ●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 - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, 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 Otavane known for? The main crops are **rice, coconut and coconut**. About 22% of the 1,089 hectares of village land is sown, and 240 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 Otavane Of every 100 households in Otavane in 2011, 93 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Otavane · ■ Sawantwadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **94% Toilet within the home ****74%** **72% No toilet (open defecation) ****26%** **21% Tap water ****30%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **83% Use banking services ****44%** **60% Television ****44%** **50% Mobile phone ****42%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****30%** **26% Own their home ****96%** **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 Otavane? ■ Otavane · ■ Sawantwadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%** **84.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963** **927 Working population ****40.9%** **41.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.9% for men and 74.2% for women. 59% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 323 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 185 (17%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 156 (15%) · **■** Marginal 401 (37%) 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 - Sangeli2,855 people - Malewad2,820 people - Satarda2,737 people - Ajgaon2,637 people - Talavade2,620 people - Kolgaon2,618 people - Aronda2,465 people - Insuli2,457 people [All 82 villages in Sawantwadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/sawantwadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Otavane?416510 - How far is Otavane from Oras Bk.?52 km by road - What is the population of Otavane?2,625 (Census 2011) - Which district is Otavane in?Sindhudurg district (Sawantwadi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Otavane?81.6% (Census 2011)