# Alkud Village, Kavathemahankal, Sangli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Kavathemahankal, Sangli 

# Alkud

Alkud is a village in Kavathemahankal sub-district of Sangli district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416419**. The 2011 Census counted **1,309 people in 274 households**, the 41st largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.

- 1,309people (2011)
- 274households
- 85.1%literacy
- 416419PIN code

## Alkud PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Alkud is 416419.** Alkud falls in Kavathemahankal sub-district, Sangli district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416419
- Community development blockKavathemahankal
- Census village code568806

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

## How far is Alkud from nearby towns?

- Kavathemahankal (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Sangli (district HQ)27 km by road
- Sangli Miraj Kupwad (nearest town)27 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?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Alkud; 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
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kavathe Mahakal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kavathe Mahakal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kavathe Mahankal
- ○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 watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane**. About 70% of the 945 hectares of village land is sown, and 620 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

Of every 100 households in Alkud in 2011, 79 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Alkud · ■ Kavathemahankal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**39%

Tap water ****79%**

**48%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**72%

Use banking services ****94%**

**82%

Television ****46%**

**39%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****0%**

**16%

Own their home ****96%**

**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?

■ Alkud · ■ Kavathemahankal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.1%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****759**

**848

Working population ****49.7%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.7% for men and 77.1% for women. 60% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 237 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 79 (12%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 86 (13%) · **■** Marginal 237 (36%)

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

- Bassappawadi1,504 people
- Raywadi1,424 people
- Morgaon1,360 people
- Jaygavhan1,335 people
- Mhaisal1,266 people
- Nimaj1,118 people
- Kerewadi1,034 people
- Shelkewadi1,001 people

[All 60 villages in Kavathemahankal](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sangli/kavathemahankal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Alkud?416419
- How far is Alkud from Sangli?27 km by road
- What is the population of Alkud?1,309 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alkud in?Sangli district (Kavathemahankal sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Alkud?85.1% (Census 2011)