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

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Village · Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg 

# Konas

Konas is a village in Sawantwadi sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **487 people in 132 households**, the 70th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.8%.

- 487people (2011)
- 132households
- 79.2%literacy
- 1,099females per 1,000 males

## Konas PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockSawantwadi
- Census village code566897

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

## How far is Konas from nearby towns?

- Sawantwadi (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)60 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 Konas?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Konas; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Banda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sawantwadi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Konas known for?

The main crops are **rice, nagli and coconut**. About 64% of the 717 hectares of village land is sown, and 446 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 Konas

Of every 100 households in Konas in 2011, 83 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Konas · ■ Sawantwadi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**21%

Tap water ****55%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**83%

Use banking services ****23%**

**60%

Television ****25%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**17%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****68%**

**26%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Konas?

■ Konas · ■ Sawantwadi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%**

**84.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1099**

**1027

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****538**

**927

Working population ****33.3%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 71.0% for women. 50% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 76 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (29%) · **■** Other work 38 (23%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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

- Bavlat564 people
- Kinale507 people
- Kegad497 people
- Nanos493 people
- Padve Majgaon451 people
- Gele450 people
- Kondure360 people
- Galel359 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Konas from Oras Bk.?60 km by road
- What is the population of Konas?487 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Konas in?Sindhudurg district (Sawantwadi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Konas?79.2% (Census 2011)