# Shivajinagar Village, Kankavli, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/kankavli/shivajinagar/ Village · Kankavli, Sindhudurg # Shivajinagar Shivajinagar is a village in Kankavli sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,179 people in 307 households**, the 34th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%. - 1,179people (2011) - 307households - 88.1%literacy - 1,040females per 1,000 males ## Shivajinagar PIN code and other codes Shivajinagar falls in Kankavli sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockKankavli - Census village code566483 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shivajinagar from nearby towns? - Kankavli (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Oras Bk. (district HQ)36 km by road - Kankavli (nearest town)13 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 Shivajinagar? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Shivajinagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Shivajinagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Phondaghat - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Shivajinagar known for? The main crops are **rice, mango and cashew**. About 32% of the 173 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 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 Shivajinagar Of every 100 households in Shivajinagar in 2011, 97 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Shivajinagar · ■ Kankavli rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **93% Toilet within the home ****91%** **73% No toilet (open defecation) ****6%** **18% Tap water ****35%** **43% Drinking water within premises ****60%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%** **84% Use banking services ****87%** **58% Television ****65%** **40% Mobile phone ****69%** **57% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****24%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **4% None of these assets ****16%** **28% Own their home ****72%** **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 Shivajinagar? ■ Shivajinagar · ■ Kankavli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.1%** **82.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040** **1060 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906** **934 Working population ****36.3%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.5% for men and 83.0% for women. 51% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 31 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 212 (50%) · **■** Marginal 171 (40%) 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 - Asalade1,275 people - Shiraval1,216 people - Main1,206 people - Sakedi1,183 people - Sangave1,155 people - Phanas Nagar1,097 people - Uttar Bajar Peth1,051 people - Dariste1,035 people [All 105 villages in Kankavli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/kankavli/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shivajinagar from Oras Bk.?36 km by road - What is the population of Shivajinagar?1,179 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shivajinagar in?Sindhudurg district (Kankavli sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shivajinagar?88.1% (Census 2011)