# Bhiravande Village, Kankavli, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra)

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Village · Kankavli, Sindhudurg 

# Bhiravande

Bhiravande is a village in Kankavli sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416602**. The 2011 Census counted **354 people in 92 households**, the 90th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 354people (2011)
- 92households
- 92.3%literacy
- 416602PIN code

## Bhiravande PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhiravande is 416602.** Bhiravande falls in Kankavli sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416602
- Community development blockKankavli
- Census village code566476

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

## How far is Bhiravande from nearby towns?

- Kankavli (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)24 km by road
- Malwan (nearest town)55 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 Bhiravande?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bhiravande; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kankavli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kankavli
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Phonda
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Bhiravande known for?

The main crops are **rice, cashew and mango**. About 43% of the 360 hectares of village land is sown, and 156 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 Bhiravande

Of every 100 households in Bhiravande in 2011, 96 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhiravande · ■ Kankavli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**18%

Tap water ****44%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**84%

Use banking services ****80%**

**58%

Television ****40%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

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

**28%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Bhiravande?

■ Bhiravande · ■ Kankavli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.3%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**1060

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**934

Working population ****31.1%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.1% for men and 87.5% for women. 49% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 9 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 31 (28%) · **■** Marginal 67 (61%)

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

- Shastrinagar385 people
- Nagsawantwadi377 people
- Shivajipeth371 people
- Waingani368 people
- Gangeshwar346 people
- Ranjangaon346 people
- Rameshwarnagar317 people
- Nehru Nagar312 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhiravande?416602
- How far is Bhiravande from Oras Bk.?24 km by road
- What is the population of Bhiravande?354 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhiravande in?Sindhudurg district (Kankavli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Bhiravande?92.3% (Census 2011)