# Gavatale Village, Vengurla, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra)

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Village · Vengurla, Sindhudurg 

# Gavatale

Gavatale is a village in Vengurla sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **773 people in 196 households**, the 39th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 88.0%.

- 773people (2011)
- 196households
- 88.0%literacy
- 885females per 1,000 males

## Gavatale PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockVengurla
- Census village code566714

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

## How far is Gavatale from nearby towns?

- Vengurla (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)56 km by road
- Vengurla (nearest town)26 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 Gavatale?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gavatale; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shiroda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vengurla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vengurla
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 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 · 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 Gavatale known for?

The main crops are **mango, rice and cashew**. About 41% of the 229 hectares of village land is sown, and 93 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 Gavatale

Of every 100 households in Gavatale in 2011, 98 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 20 a car.

■ Gavatale · ■ Vengurla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**10%

Tap water ****58%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**78%

Use banking services ****59%**

**65%

Television ****71%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****40%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****20%**

**5%

None of these assets ****11%**

**20%

Own their home ****79%**

**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 Gavatale?

■ Gavatale · ■ Vengurla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.0%**

**88.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**1037

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1028**

**940

Working population ****40.1%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.5% for men and 82.8% for women. 63% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 173 (56%) · **■** Marginal 135 (44%)

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

- Bhendamala841 people
- Parabgaon800 people
- Varachiker799 people
- Sonsure779 people
- Warchiwadi743 people
- Parule719 people
- Sukhatanbag714 people
- Vajarath705 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Gavatale from Oras Bk.?56 km by road
- What is the population of Gavatale?773 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gavatale in?Sindhudurg district (Vengurla sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gavatale?88.0% (Census 2011)