# Gavan Village, Vengurla, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/vengurla/gavan/

Village · Vengurla, Sindhudurg 

# Gavan

Gavan is a village in Vengurla sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **851 people in 212 households**, the 34th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 88.0%.

- 851people (2011)
- 212households
- 81.7%literacy
- 1,106females per 1,000 males

## Gavan PIN code and other codes

Gavan falls in Vengurla sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockVengurla
- Census village code566636

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

## How far is Gavan from nearby towns?

- Vengurla (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)39 km by road
- Vengurla (nearest town)30 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 Gavan?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Gavan; 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 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 schoolunder 5 km · Pat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kudal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Malvan
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 16 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 Gavan known for?

The main crops are **mango, coconut and cashew**. About 26% of the 700 hectares of village land is sown, and 185 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 Gavan

Of every 100 households in Gavan in 2011, 89 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gavan · ■ Vengurla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**10%

Tap water ****2%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**78%

Use banking services ****82%**

**65%

Television ****38%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**5%

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

**20%

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 Gavan?

■ Gavan · ■ Vengurla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%**

**88.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1106**

**1037

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**940

Working population ****30.7%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.2% for men and 73.2% for women. 55% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 14 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (46%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 56 (21%) · **■** Marginal 68 (26%)

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 Vengurla

- Tank948 people
- Gandhinagar898 people
- Kelus888 people
- Sukhalbhat869 people
- Bhendamala841 people
- Parabgaon800 people
- Varachiker799 people
- Sonsure779 people

[All 83 villages in Vengurla](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/vengurla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gavan from Oras Bk.?39 km by road
- What is the population of Gavan?851 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gavan in?Sindhudurg district (Vengurla sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gavan?81.7% (Census 2011)