# Girapwadi Village, Vengurla, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra)

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Village · Vengurla, Sindhudurg 

# Girapwadi

Girapwadi is a village in Vengurla sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **230 people in 57 households**, the 82nd largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 88.0%.

- 230people (2011)
- 57households
- 92.1%literacy
- 1,054females per 1,000 males

## Girapwadi PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockVengurla
- Census village code566679

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

## How far is Girapwadi from nearby towns?

- Vengurla (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)43 km by road
- Vengurla (nearest town)5 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 Girapwadi?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Girapwadi; 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 · Vengurla
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Vengurla
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vengurla
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)19 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 Girapwadi known for?

The main crops are **mango, mango and cashew**. About 57% of the 7 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Girapwadi

Of every 100 households in Girapwadi in 2011, 95 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Girapwadi · ■ Vengurla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**10%

Tap water ****2%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%**

**78%

Use banking services ****98%**

**65%

Television ****58%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**18%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****7%**

**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 Girapwadi?

■ Girapwadi · ■ Vengurla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.1%**

**88.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1054**

**1037

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**940

Working population ****34.8%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.9% for men and 88.7% for women. 47% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 79 (99%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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

- Bandh345 people
- Ubhadanda334 people
- Sakhelekhol326 people
- Vadakhol323 people
- Muth134 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Girapwadi from Oras Bk.?43 km by road
- What is the population of Girapwadi?230 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Girapwadi in?Sindhudurg district (Vengurla sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Girapwadi?92.1% (Census 2011)