# Darum Village, Kankavli, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Kankavli, Sindhudurg 

# Darum

Darum is a village in Kankavli sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **861 people in 242 households**, the 53rd largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 861people (2011)
- 242households
- 77.0%literacy
- 1,012females per 1,000 males

## Darum PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKankavli
- Census village code566407

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

## How far is Darum from nearby towns?

- Kankavli (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)48 km by road
- Kankavli (nearest town)25 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 Darum?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Darum; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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 school5–10 km · Kasarde
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kankavli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Malvan
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Darum known for?

The main crops are **rice, nagli and cashew**. About 20% of the 977 hectares of village land is sown, and 195 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 Darum

Of every 100 households in Darum in 2011, 96 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Darum · ■ Kankavli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**18%

Tap water ****90%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**54%

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

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**84%

Use banking services ****32%**

**58%

Television ****41%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**13%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****30%**

**28%

Own their home ****83%**

**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 Darum?

■ Darum · ■ Kankavli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**1060

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1116**

**934

Working population ****44.0%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 72.5% for women. 54% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 13 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 154 (41%) · **■** Marginal 206 (54%)

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

- Tondavali905 people
- Koloshi898 people
- Sherpe894 people
- Saliste893 people
- Anandnagar802 people
- Kasaral783 people
- Pise Kamate751 people
- Pimpaleshwar Nagar731 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Darum from Oras Bk.?48 km by road
- What is the population of Darum?861 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darum in?Sindhudurg district (Kankavli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Darum?77.0% (Census 2011)