# Kunkeri Village, Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra)

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Village · Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg 

# Kunkeri

Kunkeri is a village in Sawantwadi sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416510**. The 2011 Census counted **1,511 people in 363 households**, the 30th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.8%.

- 1,511people (2011)
- 363households
- 85.6%literacy
- 416510PIN code

## Kunkeri PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code416510
- Community development blockSawantwadi
- Census village code566843

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

## How far is Kunkeri from nearby towns?

- Sawantwadi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)29 km by road
- Sawantwadi (nearest town)10 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 Kunkeri?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kunkeri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 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
- ●Polling stationIn 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 bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Kunkeri known for?

The main crops are **rice, mango and coconut**. About 57% of the 1,249 hectares of village land is sown, and 709 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 Kunkeri

Of every 100 households in Kunkeri in 2011, 91 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kunkeri · ■ Sawantwadi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**21%

Tap water ****63%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**83%

Use banking services ****51%**

**60%

Television ****46%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****19%**

**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 Kunkeri?

■ Kunkeri · ■ Sawantwadi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.6%**

**84.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**1027

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****793**

**927

Working population ****59.9%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.8% for men and 77.5% for women. 62% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 254 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 114 (13%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 192 (21%) · **■** Marginal 344 (38%)

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

- Tamboli1,742 people
- Talawane1,683 people
- Kumbharli1,635 people
- Bhom1,546 people
- Degave1,501 people
- Sonurli1,484 people
- Wafoli1,482 people
- Vilavade1,332 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kunkeri?416510
- How far is Kunkeri from Oras Bk.?29 km by road
- What is the population of Kunkeri?1,511 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kunkeri in?Sindhudurg district (Sawantwadi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kunkeri?85.6% (Census 2011)
