# Lingeshwar Village, Kankavli, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra)

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Village · Kankavli, Sindhudurg 

# Lingeshwar

Lingeshwar is a village in Kankavli sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416601**. The 2011 Census counted **408 people in 94 households**, the 82nd largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 408people (2011)
- 94households
- 78.8%literacy
- 416601PIN code

## Lingeshwar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Lingeshwar is 416601.** Lingeshwar falls in Kankavli sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416601
- Community development blockKankavli
- Census village code566428

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

## How far is Lingeshwar from nearby towns?

- Kankavli (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)42 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)40 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Phonda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Phonda
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Phonda
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 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, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Lingeshwar 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

Of every 100 households in Lingeshwar in 2011, 83 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Lingeshwar · ■ Kankavli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**18%

Tap water ****32%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**54%

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

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**84%

Use banking services ****69%**

**58%

Television ****38%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**13%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****18%**

**28%

Own their home ****80%**

**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?

■ Lingeshwar · ■ Kankavli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1114**

**1060

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**934

Working population ****52.9%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 75.5% for women. 59% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 155 (72%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (23%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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

- Sambhajinagar453 people
- Pimpalgaon451 people
- Audumbarnagar414 people
- Dhareshwar411 people
- Yevteshwargaon408 people
- Gandhinagar390 people
- Uttamnagar387 people
- Shastrinagar385 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lingeshwar?416601
- How far is Lingeshwar from Oras Bk.?42 km by road
- What is the population of Lingeshwar?408 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lingeshwar in?Sindhudurg district (Kankavli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Lingeshwar?78.8% (Census 2011)