# Harkul Bk. Village, Kankavli, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra)

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Village · Kankavli, Sindhudurg 

# Harkul Bk.

Harkul Bk. is a village in Kankavli sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416602**. The 2011 Census counted **4,251 people in 985 households**, the 2nd largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 4,251people (2011)
- 985households
- 88.3%literacy
- 416602PIN code

## Harkul Bk. PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code416602
- Community development blockKankavli
- Census village code566478

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

## How far is Harkul Bk. from nearby towns?

- Kankavli (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)22 km by road
- Kankavli (nearest town)6 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 Harkul Bk.?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Harkul Bk.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kankavli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kankavli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Phonda
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Harkul Bk. known for?

The main crops are **rice, wheat and mango**. About 90% of the 1,687 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,512 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 Harkul Bk.

Of every 100 households in Harkul Bk. in 2011, 96 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Harkul Bk. · ■ Kankavli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**73%

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

**18%

Tap water ****20%**

**43%

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

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**84%

Use banking services ****48%**

**58%

Television ****48%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**13%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****32%**

**28%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Harkul Bk.?

■ Harkul Bk. · ■ Kankavli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.3%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**1060

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**934

Working population ****28.4%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.1% for men and 82.7% for women. 43% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 152 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Household industry 36 (3%) · **■** Other work 494 (41%) · **■** Marginal 520 (43%)

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

- Phondaghat6,299 people
- Nandgaon3,337 people
- Natal3,213 people
- Harkul Kh.2,960 people
- Wagade2,585 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Harkul Bk.?416602
- How far is Harkul Bk. from Oras Bk.?22 km by road
- What is the population of Harkul Bk.?4,251 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harkul Bk. in?Sindhudurg district (Kankavli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Harkul Bk.?88.3% (Census 2011)
