# Bandargaon Village, Kankavli, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra)

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Village · Kankavli, Sindhudurg 

# Bandargaon

Bandargaon is a village in Kankavli sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **586 people in 128 households**, the 66th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 586people (2011)
- 128households
- 88.9%literacy
- 1,220females per 1,000 males

## Bandargaon PIN code and other codes

Bandargaon falls in Kankavli sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKankavli
- Census village code566392

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

## How far is Bandargaon from nearby towns?

- Kankavli (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)70 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)24 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 Bandargaon?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bandargaon; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kharepatan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kankavli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Bandargaon known for?

The main crops are **rice, mango and nagli**. About 10% of the 97 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Bandargaon

Of every 100 households in Bandargaon in 2011, 98 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Bandargaon · ■ Kankavli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**18%

Tap water ****81%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%**

**84%

Use banking services ****63%**

**58%

Television ****54%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****23%**

**28%

Own their home ****87%**

**89%

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 Bandargaon?

■ Bandargaon · ■ Kankavli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.9%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1220**

**1060

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**934

Working population ****27.1%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.1% for men and 84.8% for women. 50% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 133 (84%) · **■** Marginal 20 (13%)

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 Kankavli

- Kondye621 people
- Otav619 people
- Talavade605 people
- Kasarde603 people
- Kalasuli582 people
- Bavshi580 people
- Wagheri568 people
- Bharni536 people

[All 105 villages in Kankavli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/kankavli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bandargaon from Oras Bk.?70 km by road
- What is the population of Bandargaon?586 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bandargaon in?Sindhudurg district (Kankavli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Bandargaon?88.9% (Census 2011)