# Kankadi Village, Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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Village · Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri 

# Kankadi

Kankadi is a village in Sangameshwar sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, PIN code **415801**. The 2011 Census counted **1,779 people in 444 households**, the 23rd largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%.

- 1,779people (2011)
- 444households
- 67.7%literacy
- 415801PIN code

## Kankadi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kankadi is 415801.** Kankadi falls in Sangameshwar sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code415801
- Community development blockSangameshwar
- Census village code565848

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

## How far is Kankadi from nearby towns?

- Devrukh (sub-district HQ)82 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)48 km by road
- Ratnagiri (nearest town)48 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 Kankadi?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kankadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●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 school10+ km · Sakharpa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Devrukh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Devrukh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Kankadi known for?

About 17% of the 1,240 hectares of village land is sown, and 214 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 Kankadi

Of every 100 households in Kankadi in 2011, 89 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kankadi · ■ Sangameshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**14%

Tap water ****34%**

**61%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**86%

Use banking services ****35%**

**51%

Television ****19%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****46%**

**42%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kankadi?

■ Kankadi · ■ Sangameshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%**

**78.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1191**

**1145

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1080**

**957

Working population ****57.2%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 56.3% for women. 57% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 788 (77%) · **■** Farm labourers 102 (10%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 39 (4%) · **■** Marginal 87 (9%)

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

- Dhamani1,826 people
- Golavali1,813 people
- Devale1,805 people
- Terye1,804 people
- Hativ1,763 people
- Patgaon1,712 people
- Ozare Kh.1,709 people
- Lovale1,648 people

[All 198 villages in Sangameshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/sangameshwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kankadi?415801
- How far is Kankadi from Ratnagiri?48 km by road
- What is the population of Kankadi?1,779 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kankadi in?Ratnagiri district (Sangameshwar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kankadi?67.7% (Census 2011)
