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- LGD code
- 566591
- Pincode
- 416606
- Post office
- Malvan
- Population
- 463
- Households
- 108
- Literacy rate
- 80.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1049 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 180
- Distance to district centre
- 167 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 111 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 341 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 550 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kudal · 18 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dr.Redkar Hospital · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Katvad compares
By population, Katvad ranks #74 of 132 villages in Malwan mandal.
Literacy rate
%
80.1%
−0.3% vs mandal average
Katvad80.1%
Malwan mandal80.4%
Sindhudurg district78.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,049
−9 vs mandal average
Katvad1,049
Malwan mandal1,058
Household size
people per home
4.3
+0.5 vs mandal average
Katvad4.3
Malwan mandal3.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Katvad at a glance
Katvad is a village of 463 people in 108 households (Census 2011) in Malwan taluka, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, the 74th-largest of 132 villages in Malwan taluka. Literacy is 80%, about the same as the taluka average of 80% and the sex ratio is 1,049 women per 1,000 men. It lies 167 km from the Sindhudurg district centre, 36 km from Jamsande, the nearest town, 18 km from Kudal railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 416606, served by Malvan post office; the LGD village code is 566591. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr.Redkar Hospital, 4 km away. The village votes in Shahuwadi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dr. Vinay Vilasrao Kore (Savkar). The population is estimated at 546 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Katvad
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 20
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MALWAN
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 8
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 341.06
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 51.93
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Katvad
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Katvad
- LGD code
- 566591
- Pincode
- 416606
- Post office
- Malvan
- Population (Census 2011)
- 463
- Population (projected 2026)
- 546
- Households
- 108
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1049
- Literacy rate
- 80.1%
- Coordinates
- 16.06666°N, 73.51321°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Hatkanangle
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Shahuwadi
- Member of Parliament
- Dhairyasheel Mane
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dr. Vinay Vilasrao Kore (Savkar)
- Block / Mandal
- Malwan
Getting there
How to reach Katvad
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai341 kmcapital
- Hyderabad550 km
- Bengaluru558 km
- Chennai799 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKudal18 km
- Bus stopTalyache Bharad12 km
- Hospital / PHCDr.Redkar Hospital4 km
- ATM / bankBank of India , Achara Branch17 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum & CNG Pump20 km
- CollegeBhandari Edu.Society Highschool and Jr.College5 km
- Police stationpolice station6 km
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Katvad
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🎓Bhandari Edu.Society Highschool and Jr.CollegeCollege5.0 km ↗
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)