# Palandewadi Village, Vaibhavvadi, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra)

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Village · Vaibhavvadi, Sindhudurg 

# Palandewadi

Palandewadi is a village in Vaibhavvadi sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416704**. The 2011 Census counted **322 people in 92 households**, the 47th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.0%.

- 322people (2011)
- 92households
- 72.8%literacy
- 416704PIN code

## Palandewadi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palandewadi is 416704.** Palandewadi falls in Vaibhavvadi sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416704
- Community development blockVaibhavvadi
- Census village code566334

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

## How far is Palandewadi from nearby towns?

- Vaibhavvadi (sub-district HQ)39 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)65 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)45 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 Palandewadi?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nerle
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pachal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vaibhav Wadi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 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 · 21 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 Palandewadi known for?

The main crops are **rice, nagli and cashew**. About 13% of the 775 hectares of village land is sown, and 98 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 Palandewadi

Of every 100 households in Palandewadi in 2011, 99 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palandewadi · ■ Vaibhavvadi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**23%

Tap water ****0%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**7%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****82%**

**59%

Television ****26%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****35%**

**35%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Palandewadi?

■ Palandewadi · ■ Vaibhavvadi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**75.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**1132

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****556**

**971

Working population ****68.3%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 62.8% for women. 70% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (7%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 200 (91%)

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

- Bhusarwadi388 people
- Mounde384 people
- Tembewadi371 people
- Mohitewadi333 people
- Kumbharwadi309 people
- Bhuyadewadi299 people
- Arule289 people
- Bhattiwadi285 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palandewadi?416704
- How far is Palandewadi from Oras Bk.?65 km by road
- What is the population of Palandewadi?322 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palandewadi in?Sindhudurg district (Vaibhavvadi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Palandewadi?72.8% (Census 2011)