# Akhavane Village, Vaibhavvadi, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra)

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Village · Vaibhavvadi, Sindhudurg 

# Akhavane

Akhavane is a village in Vaibhavvadi sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **184 people in 55 households**, the 58th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.0%.

- 184people (2011)
- 55households
- 68.8%literacy
- 1,272females per 1,000 males

## Akhavane PIN code and other codes

Akhavane falls in Vaibhavvadi sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockVaibhavvadi
- Census village code566336

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

## How far is Akhavane from nearby towns?

- Vaibhavvadi (sub-district HQ)75 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)85 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)42 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 Akhavane?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Akhavane; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhuibavada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vaibhavwadi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vaibhavvadi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 19 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 Akhavane known for?

The main crops are **rice, nagli and cashew**. About 43% of the 758 hectares of village land is sown, and 326 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 Akhavane

Of every 100 households in Akhavane in 2011, 96 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Akhavane · ■ Vaibhavvadi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**23%

Tap water ****4%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****79%**

**59%

Television ****25%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**9%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****32%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**89%

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 Akhavane?

■ Akhavane · ■ Vaibhavvadi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%**

**75.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1272**

**1132

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1750**

**971

Working population ****56.0%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 55.2% for women. 56% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 79 (77%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (6%) · **■** Marginal 17 (17%)

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 Vaibhavvadi

- Madhaliwadi249 people
- Shirale229 people
- Mandavkarwadi226 people
- Kumbhari216 people
- Vayamboshi78 people

[All 59 villages in Vaibhavvadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/vaibhavvadi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Akhavane from Oras Bk.?85 km by road
- What is the population of Akhavane?184 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akhavane in?Sindhudurg district (Vaibhavvadi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Akhavane?68.8% (Census 2011)