# Kandalgaon Village, Malwan, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/malwan/kandalgaon/ Village · Malwan, Sindhudurg # Kandalgaon Kandalgaon is a village in Malwan sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **770 people in 227 households**, the 42nd largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.0%. - 770people (2011) - 227households - 87.1%literacy - 1,151females per 1,000 males ## Kandalgaon PIN code and other codes Kandalgaon falls in Malwan sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockMalwan - Census village code566520 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kandalgaon from nearby towns? - Malwan (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Oras Bk. (district HQ)40 km by road - Malwan (nearest town)10 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 Kandalgaon? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Kandalgaon; 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 · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn 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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Malwan - ○Degree college5–10 km · Malwan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Oras - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 19 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 Kandalgaon known for? The main crops are **rice, mango and cashew**. Products made here include ganapati clay statues. About 63% of the 515 hectares of village land is sown, and 314 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 Kandalgaon Of every 100 households in Kandalgaon in 2011, 91 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kandalgaon · ■ Malwan rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **96% Toilet within the home ****93%** **82% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **6% Tap water ****3%** **21% Drinking water within premises ****41%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **80% Use banking services ****80%** **63% Television ****46%** **43% Mobile phone ****63%** **52% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****17%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****18%** **27% Own their home ****89%** **93% 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 Kandalgaon? ■ Kandalgaon · ■ Malwan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.1%** **87.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1151** **1054 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913** **932 Working population ****30.4%** **41.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.1% for men and 84.4% for women. 50% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 74 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (5%) · **■** Household industry 14 (6%) · **■** Other work 34 (15%) · **■** Marginal 100 (43%) 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 Malwan - Shrawan854 people - Nandrukh840 people - Masade831 people - Talgaon809 people - Khotale769 people - Waingavade765 people - Gavathanwadi762 people - Varachichawadi734 people [All 135 villages in Malwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/malwan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kandalgaon from Oras Bk.?40 km by road - What is the population of Kandalgaon?770 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kandalgaon in?Sindhudurg district (Malwan sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kandalgaon?87.1% (Census 2011)