# Dhavalas Village, Mangalvedhe, Solapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Mangalvedhe, Solapur 

# Dhavalas

Dhavalas is a village in Mangalvedhe sub-district of Solapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,370 people in 293 households**, the 55th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 1,370people (2011)
- 293households
- 74.0%literacy
- 1,003females per 1,000 males

## Dhavalas PIN code and other codes

Dhavalas falls in Mangalvedhe sub-district, Solapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMangalvedhe
- Census village code562621

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

## How far is Dhavalas from nearby towns?

- Mangalvedhe (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Solapur (district HQ)65 km by road
- Mangalvedhe (nearest town)9 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 Dhavalas?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Dhavalas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mallewadi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mangalvedhe
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pandharpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Dhavalas known for?

About 77% of the 667 hectares of village land is sown, and 395 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 Dhavalas

Of every 100 households in Dhavalas in 2011, 67 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhavalas · ■ Mangalvedhe rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**61%

Tap water ****4%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**90%

Use banking services ****64%**

**75%

Television ****30%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**21%

Own their home ****94%**

**93%

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 Dhavalas?

■ Dhavalas · ■ Mangalvedhe rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1011**

**866

Working population ****37.7%**

**47.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.1% for men and 61.0% for women. 56% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 215 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 137 (26%) · **■** Household industry 21 (4%) · **■** Other work 114 (22%) · **■** Marginal 30 (6%)

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 Mangalvedhe

- Akole1,501 people
- Hajapur1,410 people
- Ganeshwadi1,401 people
- Salagar Kh.1,377 people
- Shivangi1,354 people
- Jangalgi1,270 people
- Bhalewadi1,267 people
- Mundhewadi1,245 people

[All 81 villages in Mangalvedhe](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/solapur/mangalvedhe/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhavalas from Solapur?65 km by road
- What is the population of Dhavalas?1,370 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhavalas in?Solapur district (Mangalvedhe sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Dhavalas?74.0% (Census 2011)