# Sambhajinagar Village, Kankavli, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra)

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Village · Kankavli, Sindhudurg 

# Sambhajinagar

Sambhajinagar is a village in Kankavli sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **690 people in 168 households**, the 59th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 690people (2011)
- 168households
- 75.7%literacy
- 1,060females per 1,000 males

## Sambhajinagar PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKankavli
- Census village code566394

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

## How far is Sambhajinagar from nearby towns?

- Kankavli (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)65 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)20 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 Sambhajinagar?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sambhajinagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kharepatan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kankavli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 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 and untreated tap water
- 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 Sambhajinagar known for?

The main crops are **rice, mango and cashew**. About 35% of the 358 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 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 Sambhajinagar

Of every 100 households in Sambhajinagar in 2011, 58 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Sambhajinagar · ■ Kankavli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**18%

Tap water ****81%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**54%

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

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**84%

Use banking services ****32%**

**58%

Television ****29%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**4%

None of these assets ****21%**

**28%

Own their home ****76%**

**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 Sambhajinagar?

■ Sambhajinagar · ■ Kankavli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1060**

**1060

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**934

Working population ****57.5%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 66.2% for women. 59% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 42 (11%) · **■** Marginal 347 (87%)

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

- Kasaral783 people
- Pise Kamate751 people
- Pimpaleshwar Nagar731 people
- Belne Kh692 people
- Dabgaon672 people
- Damare646 people
- Kondye621 people
- Otav619 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sambhajinagar from Oras Bk.?65 km by road
- What is the population of Sambhajinagar?690 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sambhajinagar in?Sindhudurg district (Kankavli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sambhajinagar?75.7% (Census 2011)