# Kalambist Village, Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra)

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Village · Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg 

# Kalambist

Kalambist is a village in Sawantwadi sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416531**. The 2011 Census counted **2,005 people in 553 households**, the 18th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.8%.

- 2,005people (2011)
- 553households
- 86.6%literacy
- 416531PIN code

## Kalambist PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kalambist is 416531.** Kalambist falls in Sawantwadi sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416531
- Community development blockSawantwadi
- Census village code566857

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

## How far is Kalambist from nearby towns?

- Sawantwadi (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)57 km by road
- Sawantwadi (nearest town)27 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 Kalambist?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Kalambist; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sangeli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sawantwadi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sawantwadi
- ○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 wateruntreated 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 Kalambist known for?

The main crops are **rice, coconut and kokam**. About 14% of the 1,125 hectares of village land is sown, and 158 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 Kalambist

Of every 100 households in Kalambist in 2011, 96 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kalambist · ■ Sawantwadi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**21%

Tap water ****86%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**83%

Use banking services ****56%**

**60%

Television ****59%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**17%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****25%**

**26%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 Kalambist?

■ Kalambist · ■ Sawantwadi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.6%**

**84.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1177**

**1027

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1164**

**927

Working population ****39.1%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.1% for men and 79.3% for women. 48% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 121 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 163 (21%) · **■** Household industry 27 (3%) · **■** Other work 119 (15%) · **■** Marginal 354 (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 Sawantwadi

- Aronda2,465 people
- Insuli2,457 people
- Kumbharwada2,406 people
- Sherle2,330 people
- Nirukhe1,930 people
- Malgaon1,913 people
- Nhaveli1,879 people
- Kshetrapal1,816 people

[All 82 villages in Sawantwadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/sawantwadi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalambist?416531
- How far is Kalambist from Oras Bk.?57 km by road
- What is the population of Kalambist?2,005 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalambist in?Sindhudurg district (Sawantwadi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kalambist?86.6% (Census 2011)
