# Otav Village, Kankavli, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Kankavli, Sindhudurg 

# Otav

Otav is a village in Kankavli sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **619 people in 165 households**, the 63rd largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 619people (2011)
- 165households
- 89.3%literacy
- 1,063females per 1,000 males

## Otav PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKankavli
- Census village code566421

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

## How far is Otav from nearby towns?

- Kankavli (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)45 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)42 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 Otav?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Otav; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kankavli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kankavli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Phonda
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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)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 Otav known for?

The main crops are **rice, cashew and mango**. About 61% of the 625 hectares of village land is sown, and 381 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 Otav

Of every 100 households in Otav in 2011, 78 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Otav · ■ Kankavli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**18%

Tap water ****16%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**84%

Use banking services ****57%**

**58%

Television ****25%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****13%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****30%**

**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 Otav?

■ Otav · ■ Kankavli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.3%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1063**

**1060

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****741**

**934

Working population ****69.1%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.6% for men and 83.6% for women. 68% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 163 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (7%) · **■** Household industry 17 (4%) · **■** Other work 14 (3%) · **■** Marginal 205 (48%)

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

- Sambhajinagar690 people
- Dabgaon672 people
- Damare646 people
- Kondye621 people
- Talavade605 people
- Kasarde603 people
- Bandargaon586 people
- Kalasuli582 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Otav from Oras Bk.?45 km by road
- What is the population of Otav?619 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Otav in?Sindhudurg district (Kankavli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Otav?89.3% (Census 2011)