# Kurangavne Village, Kankavli, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/kankavli/kurangavne/ Village · Kankavli, Sindhudurg # Kurangavne Kurangavne is a village in Kankavli sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,029 people in 260 households**, the 40th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%. - 1,029people (2011) - 260households - 70.6%literacy - 1,162females per 1,000 males ## Kurangavne PIN code and other codes Kurangavne falls in Kankavli sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockKankavli - Census village code566400 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kurangavne from nearby towns? - Kankavli (sub-district HQ)45 km by road - Oras Bk. (district HQ)65 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 Kurangavne? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kurangavne; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kharepatan - ○Degree college10+ km · Talere - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Phonda - ○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 and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Kurangavne known for? The main crops are **rice, cashew and mango**. About 43% of the 738 hectares of village land is sown, and 317 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 Kurangavne Of every 100 households in Kurangavne in 2011, 86 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 18 a car. ■ Kurangavne · ■ Kankavli rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **93% Toilet within the home ****70%** **73% No toilet (open defecation) ****27%** **18% Tap water ****61%** **43% Drinking water within premises ****76%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **84% Use banking services ****78%** **58% Television ****11%** **40% Mobile phone ****57%** **57% Computer with internet ****6%** **2% Two-wheeler ****3%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****18%** **4% None of these assets ****32%** **28% Own their home ****86%** **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 Kurangavne? ■ Kurangavne · ■ Kankavli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%** **82.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1162** **1060 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **934 Working population ****42.1%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.2% for men and 60.0% for women. 45% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 215 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (11%) · **■** Other work 23 (5%) · **■** Marginal 148 (34%) 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 - Phanas Nagar1,097 people - Uttar Bajar Peth1,051 people - Dariste1,035 people - Kumbhavade1,031 people - Nardave1,011 people - Kasavan1,007 people - Piyali1,003 people - Ozaram980 people [All 105 villages in Kankavli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/kankavli/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kurangavne from Oras Bk.?65 km by road - What is the population of Kurangavne?1,029 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kurangavne in?Sindhudurg district (Kankavli sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kurangavne?70.6% (Census 2011)