# Uttargavthan Village, Kankavli, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra)

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Village · Kankavli, Sindhudurg 

# Uttargavthan

Uttargavthan is a village in Kankavli sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416801**. The 2011 Census counted **1,445 people in 349 households**, the 24th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 1,445people (2011)
- 349households
- 85.7%literacy
- 416801PIN code

## Uttargavthan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Uttargavthan is 416801.** Uttargavthan falls in Kankavli sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416801
- Community development blockKankavli
- Census village code566411

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

## How far is Uttargavthan from nearby towns?

- Kankavli (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)52 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)35 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 Uttargavthan?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Uttargavthan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn 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 college5–10 km · Talere
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Phondaghat
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Uttargavthan known for?

The main crops are **rice, mango and cashew**. About 84% of the 516 hectares of village land is sown, and 434 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 Uttargavthan

Of every 100 households in Uttargavthan in 2011, 91 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Uttargavthan · ■ Kankavli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**18%

Tap water ****72%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**84%

Use banking services ****69%**

**58%

Television ****52%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**4%

None of these assets ****13%**

**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 Uttargavthan?

■ Uttargavthan · ■ Kankavli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**1060

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1110**

**934

Working population ****33.3%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.0% for men and 80.1% for women. 51% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 64 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 323 (67%) · **■** Marginal 92 (19%)

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

- Dakshin Bajar Peth1,551 people
- Tarandale1,538 people
- Karanje1,495 people
- Shidavne1,457 people
- Savdav1,440 people
- Nagave1,438 people
- Nadgive1,401 people
- Ashiye1,378 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Uttargavthan?416801
- How far is Uttargavthan from Oras Bk.?52 km by road
- What is the population of Uttargavthan?1,445 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uttargavthan in?Sindhudurg district (Kankavli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Uttargavthan?85.7% (Census 2011)
