# Uttamnagar Village, Kankavli, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra)

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Village · Kankavli, Sindhudurg 

# Uttamnagar

Uttamnagar is a village in Kankavli sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **387 people in 97 households**, the 85th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 387people (2011)
- 97households
- 78.9%literacy
- 1,026females per 1,000 males

## Uttamnagar PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKankavli
- Census village code566472

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

## How far is Uttamnagar from nearby towns?

- Kankavli (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)40 km by road
- Malwan (nearest town)58 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 Uttamnagar?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Uttamnagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kankavli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kankavli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kankavli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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, untreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Uttamnagar known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include chashwnut. About 19% of the 495 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Uttamnagar

Of every 100 households in Uttamnagar in 2011, 82 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Uttamnagar · ■ Kankavli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**18%

Tap water ****27%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**84%

Use banking services ****66%**

**58%

Television ****41%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****26%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Uttamnagar?

■ Uttamnagar · ■ Kankavli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026**

**1060

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****704**

**934

Working population ****40.1%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 76.3% for women. 57% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 82 (53%) · **■** Marginal 70 (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

- Dhareshwar411 people
- Lingeshwar408 people
- Yevteshwargaon408 people
- Gandhinagar390 people
- Shastrinagar385 people
- Nagsawantwadi377 people
- Shivajipeth371 people
- Waingani368 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Uttamnagar from Oras Bk.?40 km by road
- What is the population of Uttamnagar?387 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uttamnagar in?Sindhudurg district (Kankavli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Uttamnagar?78.9% (Census 2011)