# Kegad Village, Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg 

# Kegad

Kegad is a village in Sawantwadi sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **497 people in 129 households**, the 68th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.8%.

- 497people (2011)
- 129households
- 68.3%literacy
- 1,142females per 1,000 males

## Kegad PIN code and other codes

Kegad falls in Sawantwadi sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockSawantwadi
- Census village code566868

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

## How far is Kegad from nearby towns?

- Sawantwadi (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)80 km by road
- Sawantwadi (nearest town)40 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 Kegad?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Amboli
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Kegad known for?

The main crops are **rice, ragi and coconut**. About 26% of the 2,538 hectares of village land is sown, and 670 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 Kegad

Of every 100 households in Kegad in 2011, 41 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kegad · ■ Sawantwadi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**21%

Tap water ****11%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**83%

Use banking services ****67%**

**60%

Television ****25%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****59%**

**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 Kegad?

■ Kegad · ■ Sawantwadi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%**

**84.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1142**

**1027

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****794**

**927

Working population ****45.1%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 59.2% for women. 50% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 31 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 172 (77%) · **■** Other work 10 (4%) · **■** Marginal 11 (5%)

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

- Gulduve594 people
- Parpoli593 people
- Bavlat564 people
- Kinale507 people
- Nanos493 people
- Konas487 people
- Padve Majgaon451 people
- Gele450 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kegad from Oras Bk.?80 km by road
- What is the population of Kegad?497 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kegad in?Sindhudurg district (Sawantwadi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kegad?68.3% (Census 2011)