# Kesari Village, Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra)

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Village · Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg 

# Kesari

Kesari is a village in Sawantwadi sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416510**. The 2011 Census counted **700 people in 152 households**, the 58th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.8%.

- 700people (2011)
- 152households
- 80.1%literacy
- 416510PIN code

## Kesari PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kesari is 416510.** Kesari falls in Sawantwadi sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416510
- Community development blockSawantwadi
- Census village code566866

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

## How far is Kesari from nearby towns?

- Sawantwadi (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)52 km by road
- Sawantwadi (nearest town)18 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 Kesari?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kesari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sawantwadi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sawantwadi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sawantwadi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Kesari known for?

The main crops are **rice, mango and coconut**. About 68% of the 1,726 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,150 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 Kesari

Of every 100 households in Kesari in 2011, 90 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kesari · ■ Sawantwadi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**21%

Tap water ****62%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**83%

Use banking services ****3%**

**60%

Television ****47%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**17%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****16%**

**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 Kesari?

■ Kesari · ■ Sawantwadi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%**

**84.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1059**

**1027

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1128**

**927

Working population ****44.1%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.4% for men and 71.2% for women. 57% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 98 (32%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 72 (23%) · **■** Marginal 80 (26%)

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

- Dingne844 people
- Sateli Tarf Satarda784 people
- Satuli768 people
- Devsu741 people
- Bhalawal663 people
- Nene632 people
- Ovaliye621 people
- Ronapal617 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kesari?416510
- How far is Kesari from Oras Bk.?52 km by road
- What is the population of Kesari?700 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kesari in?Sindhudurg district (Sawantwadi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kesari?80.1% (Census 2011)