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

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Village · Kankavli, Sindhudurg 

# Harkul Kh.

Harkul Kh. is a village in Kankavli sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,960 people in 803 households**, the 5th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 2,960people (2011)
- 803households
- 79.7%literacy
- 1,098females per 1,000 males

## Harkul Kh. PIN code and other codes

Harkul Kh. falls in Kankavli sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKankavli
- Census village code566446

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

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

- Kankavli (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)42 km by road
- Kankavli (nearest town)20 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 Kh.?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 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 · Phondaghat
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Phondaghat
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Phondaghat
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Kh. known for?

The main crops are **rice, mango and cashew**. About 31% of the 2,710 hectares of village land is sown, and 780 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 Kh.

Of every 100 households in Harkul Kh. in 2011, 90 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Harkul Kh. · ■ Kankavli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**18%

Tap water ****38%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**84%

Use banking services ****50%**

**58%

Television ****26%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****42%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kh.?

■ Harkul Kh. · ■ Kankavli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1098**

**1060

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1035**

**934

Working population ****46.1%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.4% for men and 71.8% for women. 55% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 369 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 111 (8%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 140 (10%) · **■** Marginal 743 (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

- Phondaghat6,299 people
- Harkul Bk.4,251 people
- Nandgaon3,337 people
- Natal3,213 people
- Wagade2,585 people
- Janavali2,491 people
- Osargaon2,399 people
- Ghonsari2,262 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Harkul Kh. from Oras Bk.?42 km by road
- What is the population of Harkul Kh.?2,960 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harkul Kh. in?Sindhudurg district (Kankavli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Harkul Kh.?79.7% (Census 2011)
