# Shivajipeth Village, Kankavli, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra)

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Village · Kankavli, Sindhudurg 

# Shivajipeth

Shivajipeth is a village in Kankavli sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **371 people in 87 households**, the 88th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 371people (2011)
- 87households
- 92.9%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Shivajipeth PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKankavli
- Census village code566393

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

## How far is Shivajipeth 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 Shivajipeth?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Shivajipeth; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kharepatan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kankavli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 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, 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 Shivajipeth known for?

The main crops are **rice, nagli and mango**. About 66% of the 34 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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 Shivajipeth

Of every 100 households in Shivajipeth in 2011, 97 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 18 a car.

■ Shivajipeth · ■ Kankavli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%**

**84%

Use banking services ****83%**

**58%

Television ****66%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****9%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****18%**

**4%

None of these assets ****17%**

**28%

Own their home ****66%**

**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 Shivajipeth?

■ Shivajipeth · ■ Kankavli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.9%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**1060

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1100**

**934

Working population ****31.0%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.7% for men and 93.0% for women. 49% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 13 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (8%) · **■** Household industry 5 (4%) · **■** Other work 85 (74%) · **■** Marginal 3 (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

- Gandhinagar390 people
- Uttamnagar387 people
- Shastrinagar385 people
- Nagsawantwadi377 people
- Waingani368 people
- Bhiravande354 people
- Gangeshwar346 people
- Ranjangaon346 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Shivajipeth from Oras Bk.?65 km by road
- What is the population of Shivajipeth?371 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shivajipeth in?Sindhudurg district (Kankavli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shivajipeth?92.9% (Census 2011)