# Kavthani Village, Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/sawantwadi/kavthani/ Village · Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg # Kavthani Kavthani is a village in Sawantwadi sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,078 people in 240 households**, the 44th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.8%. - 1,078people (2011) - 240households - 84.3%literacy - 1,042females per 1,000 males ## Kavthani PIN code and other codes Kavthani falls in Sawantwadi sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockSawantwadi - Census village code566921 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kavthani from nearby towns? - Sawantwadi (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Oras Bk. (district HQ)75 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 Kavthani? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kavthani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Banda - ○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 bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Kavthani known for? The main crops are **rice, mango and coconut**. About 18% of the 496 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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 Kavthani Of every 100 households in Kavthani in 2011, 97 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Kavthani · ■ Sawantwadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****72%** **72% No toilet (open defecation) ****21%** **21% Tap water ****0%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****58%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **83% Use banking services ****20%** **60% Television ****58%** **50% Mobile phone ****64%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****17%** **26% Own their home ****100%** **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 Kavthani? ■ Kavthani · ■ Sawantwadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%** **84.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1245** **927 Working population ****27.3%** **41.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.2% for men and 77.5% for women. 50% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 58 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (5%) · **■** Other work 135 (46%) · **■** Marginal 86 (29%) 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 - Tiroda1,204 people - Satose1,187 people - Nigude1,164 people - Ambegaon1,163 people - Dhakore1,076 people - Asniye1,027 people - Netarde990 people - Brahmanpat970 people [All 82 villages in Sawantwadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/sawantwadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kavthani from Oras Bk.?75 km by road - What is the population of Kavthani?1,078 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kavthani in?Sindhudurg district (Sawantwadi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kavthani?84.3% (Census 2011)