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

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Village · Kankavli, Sindhudurg 

# Sherpe

Sherpe is a village in Kankavli sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **894 people in 226 households**, the 51st largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 894people (2011)
- 226households
- 74.6%literacy
- 1,322females per 1,000 males

## Sherpe PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKankavli
- Census village code566399

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

## How far is Sherpe from nearby towns?

- Kankavli (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)50 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)28 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 Sherpe?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Sherpe; 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kharepatan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Talere
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Phonda
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Sherpe known for?

The main crops are **rice, mango and cashew**. About 28% of the 683 hectares of village land is sown, and 192 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 Sherpe

Of every 100 households in Sherpe in 2011, 99 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sherpe · ■ Kankavli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**73%

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

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**84%

Use banking services ****86%**

**58%

Television ****34%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**13%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****23%**

**28%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Sherpe?

■ Sherpe · ■ Kankavli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1322**

**1060

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1129**

**934

Working population ****45.3%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 69.2% for women. 53% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 263 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (22%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 39 (10%) · **■** Marginal 11 (3%)

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

- Tiware942 people
- Karul908 people
- Tondavali905 people
- Koloshi898 people
- Saliste893 people
- Darum861 people
- Anandnagar802 people
- Kasaral783 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sherpe from Oras Bk.?50 km by road
- What is the population of Sherpe?894 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sherpe in?Sindhudurg district (Kankavli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sherpe?74.6% (Census 2011)