# Alkud [s] Village, Kavathemahankal, Sangli (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sangli/kavathemahankal/alkud-s/ Village · Kavathemahankal, Sangli # Alkud [s] Alkud [s] is a village in Kavathemahankal sub-district of Sangli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,329 people in 501 households**, the 24th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%. - 2,329people (2011) - 501households - 72.6%literacy - 1,009females per 1,000 males ## Alkud [s] PIN code and other codes Alkud [s] falls in Kavathemahankal sub-district, Sangli district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockKavathemahankal - Census village code568788 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Alkud [s] from nearby towns? - Kavathemahankal (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Sangli (district HQ)46 km by road - Sangli Miraj Kupwad (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 Alkud [s]? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Alkud [s]; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kavathemahankal - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kavathemahankal - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kavathe Mahankal - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 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)8 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 Alkud [s] known for? Products made here include rope. About 80% of the 1,572 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,236 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 Alkud [s] Of every 100 households in Alkud [s] in 2011, 63 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Alkud [s] · ■ Kavathemahankal rural average Electricity for lighting ****63%** **72% Toilet within the home ****56%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****43%** **39% Tap water ****0%** **48% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **72% Use banking services ****90%** **82% Television ****31%** **39% Mobile phone ****55%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****28%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****21%** **16% Own their home ****97%** **91% 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 Alkud [s]? ■ Alkud [s] · ■ Kavathemahankal rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%** **78.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009** **963 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****849** **848 Working population ****37.3%** **42.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.5% for men and 61.0% for women. 53% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 464 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 270 (31%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 115 (13%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%) 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 Kavathemahankal - Ghatnandre2,822 people - Nangole2,545 people - Chorochi2,488 people - Irali2,423 people - Tisangi2,313 people - Landgewadi2,125 people - Langarpeth2,124 people - Ghorpadi2,109 people [All 60 villages in Kavathemahankal](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sangli/kavathemahankal/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Alkud [s] from Sangli?46 km by road - What is the population of Alkud [s]?2,329 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alkud [s] in?Sangli district (Kavathemahankal sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Alkud [s]?72.6% (Census 2011)