# Palkarwadi Village, Vengurla, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/vengurla/palkarwadi/ Village · Vengurla, Sindhudurg # Palkarwadi Palkarwadi is a village in Vengurla sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416516**. The 2011 Census counted **1,596 people in 411 households**, the 8th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 88.0%. - 1,596people (2011) - 411households - 83.5%literacy - 416516PIN code ## Palkarwadi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palkarwadi is 416516.** Palkarwadi falls in Vengurla sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. - PIN code416516 - Community development blockVengurla - Census village code566653 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palkarwadi from nearby towns? - Vengurla (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Oras Bk. (district HQ)30 km by road - Vengurla (nearest town)13 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 Palkarwadi? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Palkarwadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Vengurla - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sawantwadi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Palkarwadi known for? The main crops are **rice, mango and cashew**. About 70% of the 724 hectares of village land is sown, and 505 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 Palkarwadi Of every 100 households in Palkarwadi in 2011, 96 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Palkarwadi · ■ Vengurla rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **96% Toilet within the home ****94%** **80% No toilet (open defecation) ****4%** **10% Tap water ****2%** **16% Drinking water within premises ****68%** **52% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **78% Use banking services ****63%** **65% Television ****49%** **53% Mobile phone ****48%** **58% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****28%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **5% None of these assets ****21%** **20% Own their home ****88%** **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 Palkarwadi? ■ Palkarwadi · ■ Vengurla rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.5%** **88.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1065** **1037 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971** **940 Working population ****39.6%** **39.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.3% for men and 77.2% for women. 60% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 145 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 288 (46%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 163 (26%) · **■** Marginal 25 (4%) 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 - Dabholi2,118 people - Shiroda1,945 people - Kochare1,878 people - Math1,696 people - Ravadas1,521 people - Hodawade1,447 people - Pal1,373 people - Parabwada1,320 people [All 83 villages in Vengurla](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/vengurla/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palkarwadi?416516 - How far is Palkarwadi from Oras Bk.?30 km by road - What is the population of Palkarwadi?1,596 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palkarwadi in?Sindhudurg district (Vengurla sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Palkarwadi?83.5% (Census 2011)