# Vadakhol Village, Vengurla, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra)

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Village · Vengurla, Sindhudurg 

# Vadakhol

Vadakhol is a village in Vengurla sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416518**. The 2011 Census counted **323 people in 90 households**, the 81st largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 88.0%.

- 323people (2011)
- 90households
- 82.2%literacy
- 416518PIN code

## Vadakhol PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vadakhol is 416518.** Vadakhol falls in Vengurla sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416518
- Community development blockVengurla
- Census village code566691

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

## How far is Vadakhol from nearby towns?

- Vengurla (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)52 km by road
- Vengurla (nearest town)8 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 Vadakhol?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Vadakhol; 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 school10+ km · Shiroda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vengurla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vengurla
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- 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 Vadakhol known for?

The main crops are **rice, mango and cashew**. About 50% of the 395 hectares of village land is sown, and 198 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 Vadakhol

Of every 100 households in Vadakhol in 2011, 94 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Vadakhol · ■ Vengurla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**10%

Tap water ****6%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**78%

Use banking services ****31%**

**65%

Television ****31%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**18%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****42%**

**20%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Vadakhol?

■ Vadakhol · ■ Vengurla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%**

**88.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****856**

**1037

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**940

Working population ****63.8%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 76.0% for women. 65% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 47 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (10%) · **■** Other work 8 (4%) · **■** Marginal 131 (64%)

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

- Temb389 people
- Bandh345 people
- Ubhadanda334 people
- Sakhelekhol326 people
- Girapwadi230 people
- Muth134 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vadakhol?416518
- How far is Vadakhol from Oras Bk.?52 km by road
- What is the population of Vadakhol?323 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vadakhol in?Sindhudurg district (Vengurla sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Vadakhol?82.2% (Census 2011)