# Gangeshwar Village, Kankavli, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/kankavli/gangeshwar/ Village · Kankavli, Sindhudurg # Gangeshwar Gangeshwar is a village in Kankavli sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416601**. The 2011 Census counted **346 people in 88 households**, the 91st largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%. - 346people (2011) - 88households - 80.6%literacy - 416601PIN code ## Gangeshwar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gangeshwar is 416601.** Gangeshwar falls in Kankavli sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. - PIN code416601 - Community development blockKankavli - Census village code566431 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gangeshwar from nearby towns? - Kankavli (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Oras Bk. (district HQ)84 km by road - Rajapur (nearest town)40 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 Gangeshwar? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Gangeshwar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Phonda - ○Degree college10+ km · Phonda - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Phonda - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Gangeshwar known for? The main crops are **rice, cashew and mango**. About 40% of the 59 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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 Gangeshwar Of every 100 households in Gangeshwar in 2011, 92 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Gangeshwar · ■ Kankavli rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **93% Toilet within the home ****78%** **73% No toilet (open defecation) ****22%** **18% Tap water ****47%** **43% Drinking water within premises ****72%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **84% Use banking services ****72%** **58% Television ****57%** **40% Mobile phone ****73%** **57% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****12%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **4% None of these assets ****16%** **28% Own their home ****91%** **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 Gangeshwar? ■ Gangeshwar · ■ Kankavli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%** **82.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1136** **1060 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1286** **934 Working population ****45.4%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.8% for men and 76.0% for women. 56% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 44 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (10%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 26 (17%) · **■** Marginal 69 (44%) 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 - Nagsawantwadi377 people - Shivajipeth371 people - Waingani368 people - Bhiravande354 people - Ranjangaon346 people - Rameshwarnagar317 people - Nehru Nagar312 people - Rajnagar285 people [All 105 villages in Kankavli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/kankavli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gangeshwar?416601 - How far is Gangeshwar from Oras Bk.?84 km by road - What is the population of Gangeshwar?346 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gangeshwar in?Sindhudurg district (Kankavli sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Gangeshwar?80.6% (Census 2011)