# Phondaghat Village, Kankavli, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/kankavli/phondaghat/ Village · Kankavli, Sindhudurg # Phondaghat Phondaghat is a village in Kankavli sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **6,299 people in 1,526 households**, the 1st largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%. - 6,299people (2011) - 1,526households - 78.9%literacy - 1,038females per 1,000 males ## Phondaghat PIN code and other codes Phondaghat falls in Kankavli sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockKankavli - Census village code566433 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Phondaghat from nearby towns? - Kankavli (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Oras Bk. (district HQ)40 km by road - Rajapur (nearest town)44 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 Phondaghat? 32 services counted by the Census are inside Phondaghat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 9 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Phonda - ○Railway station10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Phondaghat known for? The main crops are **rice, mango and cashew**. About 6% of the 4,219 hectares of village land is sown, and 241 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 Phondaghat Of every 100 households in Phondaghat in 2011, 90 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Phondaghat · ■ Kankavli rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **93% Toilet within the home ****57%** **73% No toilet (open defecation) ****33%** **18% Tap water ****47%** **43% Drinking water within premises ****59%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **84% Use banking services ****56%** **58% Television ****40%** **40% Mobile phone ****58%** **57% Computer with internet ****4%** **2% Two-wheeler ****13%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **4% None of these assets ****30%** **28% Own their home ****83%** **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 Phondaghat? ■ Phondaghat · ■ Kankavli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%** **82.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038** **1060 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930** **934 Working population ****35.2%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.8% for men and 73.4% for women. 50% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 424 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 163 (7%) · **■** Household industry 35 (2%) · **■** Other work 606 (27%) · **■** Marginal 991 (45%) 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 - Harkul Bk.4,251 people - Nandgaon3,337 people - Natal3,213 people - Harkul Kh.2,960 people [All 105 villages in Kankavli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/kankavli/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Phondaghat from Oras Bk.?40 km by road - What is the population of Phondaghat?6,299 (Census 2011) - Which district is Phondaghat in?Sindhudurg district (Kankavli sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Phondaghat?78.9% (Census 2011)