# Osargaon Village, Kankavli, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra)

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Village · Kankavli, Sindhudurg 

# Osargaon

Osargaon is a village in Kankavli sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,399 people in 627 households**, the 8th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 2,399people (2011)
- 627households
- 77.5%literacy
- 994females per 1,000 males

## Osargaon PIN code and other codes

Osargaon falls in Kankavli sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKankavli
- Census village code566466

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

## How far is Osargaon from nearby towns?

- Kankavli (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)10 km by road
- Kankavli (nearest town)10 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 Osargaon?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Osargaon; 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 · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National 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

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kasal
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kankavli
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Oras
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Osargaon known for?

The main crops are **rice, cashew and mango**. About 21% of the 1,757 hectares of village land is sown, and 358 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 Osargaon

Of every 100 households in Osargaon in 2011, 96 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Osargaon · ■ Kankavli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**18%

Tap water ****32%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**84%

Use banking services ****49%**

**58%

Television ****37%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****27%**

**28%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Osargaon?

■ Osargaon · ■ Kankavli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**1060

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1058**

**934

Working population ****48.8%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 72.7% for women. 59% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 242 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (3%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 400 (34%) · **■** Marginal 481 (41%)

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

- Natal3,213 people
- Harkul Kh.2,960 people
- Wagade2,585 people
- Janavali2,491 people
- Ghonsari2,262 people
- Tarele2,211 people
- Kharepatan2,104 people
- Shivdav2,078 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Osargaon from Oras Bk.?10 km by road
- What is the population of Osargaon?2,399 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Osargaon in?Sindhudurg district (Kankavli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Osargaon?77.5% (Census 2011)