# Kanalkond Village, Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/sangameshwar/kanalkond/ Village · Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri # Kanalkond Kanalkond is a village in Sangameshwar sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **690 people in 155 households**, the 108th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%. - 690people (2011) - 155households - 73.6%literacy - 977females per 1,000 males ## Kanalkond PIN code and other codes Kanalkond falls in Sangameshwar sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockSangameshwar - Census village code565766 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kanalkond from nearby towns? - Devrukh (sub-district HQ)55 km by road - Ratnagiri (district HQ)40 km by road - Ratnagiri (nearest town)40 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 Kanalkond? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Kanalkond; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kolabe - ○Degree college10+ km · Devarukh - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Navadi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Kanalkond known for? The main crops are **paddy and cashew**. Products made here include cashew nut and ready made cloths. About 38% of the 418 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 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 Kanalkond Of every 100 households in Kanalkond in 2011, 95 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kanalkond · ■ Sangameshwar rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **92% Toilet within the home ****81%** **79% No toilet (open defecation) ****19%** **14% Tap water ****86%** **61% Drinking water within premises ****71%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **86% Use banking services ****21%** **51% Television ****18%** **29% Mobile phone ****47%** **41% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****48%** **42% Own their home ****100%** **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 Kanalkond? ■ Kanalkond · ■ Sangameshwar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%** **78.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977** **1145 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943** **957 Working population ****68.4%** **51.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.3% for men and 59.7% for women. 67% of men and 70% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 276 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 88 (19%) · **■** Marginal 67 (14%) 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 Sangameshwar - Purye Tarf Savarde702 people - Tambedi696 people - Shenavade692 people - Kumbharkhani Kh.691 people - Pethwadi681 people - Songiri673 people - Talavade Tarf Devrukh673 people - Tivare Ghera Prachitgad653 people [All 198 villages in Sangameshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/sangameshwar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kanalkond from Ratnagiri?40 km by road - What is the population of Kanalkond?690 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanalkond in?Ratnagiri district (Sangameshwar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kanalkond?73.6% (Census 2011)