# Kanthekur Village, Umarga, Osmanabad (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/osmanabad/umarga/kanthekur/ Village · Umarga, Osmanabad # Kanthekur Kanthekur is a village in Umarga sub-district of Osmanabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,020 people in 402 households**, the 35th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.4%. - 2,020people (2011) - 402households - 76.4%literacy - 959females per 1,000 males ## Kanthekur PIN code and other codes Kanthekur falls in Umarga sub-district, Osmanabad district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockUmarga - Census village code561764 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kanthekur from nearby towns? - Umarga (sub-district HQ)96 km by road - Osmanabad (district HQ)96 km by road - Murum (nearest town)46 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 Kanthekur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Kanthekur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 school5–10 km · Murum - ○Degree college5–10 km · Murum - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Umarga - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Kanthekur known for? About 98% of the 802 hectares of village land is sown, and 751 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 Kanthekur Of every 100 households in Kanthekur in 2011, 53 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kanthekur · ■ Umarga rural average Electricity for lighting ****53%** **60% Toilet within the home ****14%** **30% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **68% Tap water ****36%** **48% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **91% Use banking services ****64%** **61% Television ****31%** **28% Mobile phone ****51%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****29%** **35% Own their home ****97%** **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 Kanthekur? ■ Kanthekur · ■ Umarga rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%** **76.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939** **919 Working population ****44.6%** **42.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.9% for men and 67.6% for women. 53% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 297 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 313 (35%) · **■** Household industry 32 (4%) · **■** Other work 53 (6%) · **■** Marginal 205 (23%) 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 Umarga - Sundarwadi2,366 people - Kaldeo nimbala2,275 people - Chincholi Jahagir2,265 people - Murum2,024 people - Kalnimbala1,989 people - Yeli1,930 people - Gugalgaon1,921 people - Koregaonwadi1,750 people [All 96 villages in Umarga](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/osmanabad/umarga/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kanthekur from Osmanabad?96 km by road - What is the population of Kanthekur?2,020 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanthekur in?Osmanabad district (Umarga sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kanthekur?76.4% (Census 2011)