# Padlos Village, Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra)

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Village · Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg 

# Padlos

Padlos is a village in Sawantwadi sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **896 people in 229 households**, the 51st largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.8%.

- 896people (2011)
- 229households
- 84.6%literacy
- 1,074females per 1,000 males

## Padlos PIN code and other codes

Padlos falls in Sawantwadi sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockSawantwadi
- Census village code566915

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Padlos from nearby towns?

- Sawantwadi (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)55 km by road
- Sawantwadi (nearest town)23 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 Padlos?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Padlos; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Banda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sawantwadi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Malvan
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 10 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 Padlos known for?

The main crops are **rice, mango and banana**. About 73% of the 844 hectares of village land is sown, and 609 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 Padlos

Of every 100 households in Padlos in 2011, 94 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Padlos · ■ Sawantwadi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**21%

Tap water ****2%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**83%

Use banking services ****70%**

**60%

Television ****45%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****26%**

**26%

Own their home ****70%**

**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 Padlos?

■ Padlos · ■ Sawantwadi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%**

**84.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1074**

**1027

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**927

Working population ****42.9%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 77.0% for women. 54% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 55 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 54 (14%) · **■** Marginal 266 (69%)

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

- Netarde990 people
- Brahmanpat970 people
- Vetye912 people
- Bhatpavani906 people
- Bada860 people
- Sarmale850 people
- Dingne844 people
- Sateli Tarf Satarda784 people

[All 82 villages in Sawantwadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/sawantwadi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Padlos from Oras Bk.?55 km by road
- What is the population of Padlos?896 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Padlos in?Sindhudurg district (Sawantwadi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Padlos?84.6% (Census 2011)