Walwa is a Block positioned in Sangli district in Maharashtra. Located in rural part of Maharashtra, it is one of the 10 blocks of Sangli district. As per the government register, the block code of Walwa is 347. The block has 96 villages and there are total 72469 houses in this Block.
As per Census 2011, Walwa's population is 351506. Out of this, 181554 are males while the females count 169952 here. This block has 35687 children in the age bracket of 0-6 years. Among them 19899 are boys and 15788 are girls.
Literacy rate in Walwa block is 76%. 268027 out of total 351506 population is educated here. Among males the literacy rate is 81% as 147577 males out of total 181554 are educated however female literacy rate is 70% as 120450 out of total 169952 females are educated in this Block.
The dark side is that illiteracy rate of Walwa block is 23%. Here 83479 out of total 351506 individuals are illiterate. Male illiteracy rate here is 18% as 33977 males out of total 181554 are illiterate. In females the illiteracy rate is 29% and 49502 out of total 169952 females are illiterate in this block.
The number of occupied individual of Walwa block is 159012 however 192494 are un-employed. And out of 159012 occupied individual 64294 peoples are totally reliant on cultivation.