# Ghonsari Village, Kankavli, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra)

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Village · Kankavli, Sindhudurg 

# Ghonsari

Ghonsari is a village in Kankavli sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416601**. The 2011 Census counted **2,262 people in 591 households**, the 9th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 2,262people (2011)
- 591households
- 82.6%literacy
- 416601PIN code

## Ghonsari PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghonsari is 416601.** Ghonsari falls in Kankavli sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416601
- Community development blockKankavli
- Census village code566432

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

## How far is Ghonsari from nearby towns?

- Kankavli (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)47 km by road
- Kankavli (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 Ghonsari?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Ghonsari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Phonda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Phonda
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Phonda
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- 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 Ghonsari known for?

The main crops are **rice, cashew and mango**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Ghonsari

Of every 100 households in Ghonsari in 2011, 92 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ghonsari · ■ Kankavli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**18%

Tap water ****26%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**84%

Use banking services ****72%**

**58%

Television ****38%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**13%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****22%**

**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 Ghonsari?

■ Ghonsari · ■ Kankavli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.6%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1075**

**1060

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**934

Working population ****41.4%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 73.8% for women. 55% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 284 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 110 (12%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 97 (10%) · **■** Marginal 427 (46%)

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

- Harkul Kh.2,960 people
- Wagade2,585 people
- Janavali2,491 people
- Osargaon2,399 people
- Tarele2,211 people
- Kharepatan2,104 people
- Shivdav2,078 people
- Halaval2,077 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghonsari?416601
- How far is Ghonsari from Oras Bk.?47 km by road
- What is the population of Ghonsari?2,262 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghonsari in?Sindhudurg district (Kankavli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Ghonsari?82.6% (Census 2011)