# Kharepatan Village, Kankavli, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/kankavli/kharepatan/ Village · Kankavli, Sindhudurg # Kharepatan Kharepatan is a village in Kankavli sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,104 people in 489 households**, the 11th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%. - 2,104people (2011) - 489households - 84.6%literacy - 1,017females per 1,000 males ## Kharepatan PIN code and other codes Kharepatan falls in Kankavli sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockKankavli - Census village code566396 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kharepatan from nearby towns? - Kankavli (sub-district HQ)40 km by road - Oras Bk. (district HQ)60 km by road - Rajapur (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 Kharepatan? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Kharepatan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Kankavli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Malvan - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Kharepatan known for? The main crops are **rice, mango and cashew**. About 60% of the 286 hectares of village land is sown, and 173 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 Kharepatan Of every 100 households in Kharepatan in 2011, 94 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 17 a car. ■ Kharepatan · ■ Kankavli rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****71%** **73% No toilet (open defecation) ****10%** **18% Tap water ****77%** **43% Drinking water within premises ****41%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%** **84% Use banking services ****75%** **58% Television ****57%** **40% Mobile phone ****78%** **57% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****23%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****17%** **4% None of these assets ****14%** **28% Own their home ****72%** **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 Kharepatan? ■ Kharepatan · ■ Kankavli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%** **82.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017** **1060 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872** **934 Working population ****31.6%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.0% for men and 81.3% for women. 52% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 70 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 394 (59%) · **■** Marginal 186 (28%) 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 - Janavali2,491 people - Osargaon2,399 people - Ghonsari2,262 people - Tarele2,211 people - Shivdav2,078 people - Halaval2,077 people - Lore1,815 people - Varavade1,793 people [All 105 villages in Kankavli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/kankavli/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kharepatan from Oras Bk.?60 km by road - What is the population of Kharepatan?2,104 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kharepatan in?Sindhudurg district (Kankavli sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kharepatan?84.6% (Census 2011)