# Wafoli Village, Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra)

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Village · Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg 

# Wafoli

Wafoli is a village in Sawantwadi sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416511**. The 2011 Census counted **1,482 people in 376 households**, the 33rd largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.8%.

- 1,482people (2011)
- 376households
- 84.9%literacy
- 416511PIN code

## Wafoli PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Wafoli is 416511.** Wafoli falls in Sawantwadi sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416511
- Community development blockSawantwadi
- Census village code566901

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

## How far is Wafoli from nearby towns?

- Sawantwadi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)50 km by road
- Sawantwadi (nearest town)15 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 Wafoli?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Wafoli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Banda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sawantwadi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Wafoli known for?

The main crops are **vegetables and paddy**. About 31% of the 661 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Wafoli

Of every 100 households in Wafoli in 2011, 96 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Wafoli · ■ Sawantwadi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**21%

Tap water ****80%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**83%

Use banking services ****69%**

**60%

Television ****48%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****28%**

**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 Wafoli?

■ Wafoli · ■ Sawantwadi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.9%**

**84.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1064**

**1027

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**927

Working population ****34.5%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 77.5% for women. 58% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 190 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 192 (38%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 107 (21%) · **■** Marginal 19 (4%)

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

- Bhom1,546 people
- Kunkeri1,511 people
- Degave1,501 people
- Sonurli1,484 people
- Vilavade1,332 people
- Aros1,283 people
- Chaukul1,254 people
- Dandeli1,253 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Wafoli?416511
- How far is Wafoli from Oras Bk.?50 km by road
- What is the population of Wafoli?1,482 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wafoli in?Sindhudurg district (Sawantwadi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Wafoli?84.9% (Census 2011)
