# Lingeshwar Nagar Village, Kankavli, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra)

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Village · Kankavli, Sindhudurg 

# Lingeshwar Nagar

Lingeshwar Nagar is a village in Kankavli sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **497 people in 142 households**, the 73rd largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 497people (2011)
- 142households
- 85.9%literacy
- 1,106females per 1,000 males

## Lingeshwar Nagar PIN code and other codes

Lingeshwar Nagar falls in Kankavli sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKankavli
- Census village code566463

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

## How far is Lingeshwar Nagar from nearby towns?

- Kankavli (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)40 km by road
- Malwan (nearest town)46 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 Lingeshwar Nagar?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Lingeshwar Nagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kankavli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kankavli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kankavli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Lingeshwar Nagar 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 Lingeshwar Nagar

Of every 100 households in Lingeshwar Nagar in 2011, 85 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Lingeshwar Nagar · ■ Kankavli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**18%

Tap water ****16%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**84%

Use banking services ****29%**

**58%

Television ****39%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****34%**

**28%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Lingeshwar Nagar?

■ Lingeshwar Nagar · ■ Kankavli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.9%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1106**

**1060

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****474**

**934

Working population ****62.0%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 82.1% for women. 65% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 92 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (8%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 55 (18%) · **■** Marginal 131 (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

- Wagheri568 people
- Bharni536 people
- Navin kurli528 people
- Satral516 people
- Avaleshwar493 people
- Jambhalgaon489 people
- Chinchwali487 people
- Humbarane473 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Lingeshwar Nagar from Oras Bk.?40 km by road
- What is the population of Lingeshwar Nagar?497 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lingeshwar Nagar in?Sindhudurg district (Kankavli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Lingeshwar Nagar?85.9% (Census 2011)