# Garwad Village, Malshiras, Solapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/solapur/malshiras/garwad/ Village · Malshiras, Solapur # Garwad Garwad is a village in Malshiras sub-district of Solapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,221 people in 401 households**, the 75th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.5%. - 2,221people (2011) - 401households - 68.2%literacy - 931females per 1,000 males ## Garwad PIN code and other codes Garwad falls in Malshiras sub-district, Solapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockMalshiras - Census village code562452 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Garwad from nearby towns? - Malshiras (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Solapur (district HQ)130 km by road - Pandharpur (nearest town)69 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 Garwad? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Garwad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Akluj Vasti - ○Degree college10+ km · Akaluj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Velapur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Garwad known for? About 72% of the 3,253 hectares of village land is sown, and 2,310 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 Garwad Of every 100 households in Garwad in 2011, 42 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Garwad · ■ Malshiras rural average Electricity for lighting ****42%** **66% Toilet within the home ****18%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **61% Tap water ****68%** **37% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **48% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **80% Use banking services ****53%** **72% Television ****18%** **37% Mobile phone ****45%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **31% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****33%** **17% Own their home ****98%** **88% 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 Garwad? ■ Garwad · ■ Malshiras rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%** **75.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931** **925 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****841** **872 Working population ****55.7%** **46.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.3% for men and 58.5% for women. 55% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 525 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 225 (18%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 171 (14%) · **■** Marginal 300 (24%) 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 Malshiras - Fadtari2,396 people - Sulewadi2,306 people - Paniv2,294 people - Chakore2,234 people - Tarangfal2,190 people - Motewadi2,151 people - Khalawe2,121 people - Bangarde1,993 people [All 114 villages in Malshiras](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/solapur/malshiras/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Garwad from Solapur?130 km by road - What is the population of Garwad?2,221 (Census 2011) - Which district is Garwad in?Solapur district (Malshiras sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Garwad?68.2% (Census 2011)