# Tank Village, Vengurla, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Vengurla, Sindhudurg 

# Tank

Tank is a village in Vengurla sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **948 people in 266 households**, the 30th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 88.0%.

- 948people (2011)
- 266households
- 82.9%literacy
- 1,004females per 1,000 males

## Tank PIN code and other codes

Tank falls in Vengurla sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockVengurla
- Census village code566696

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

## How far is Tank from nearby towns?

- Vengurla (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)53 km by road
- Vengurla (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 Tank?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Tank; 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
- ●Secondary 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shiroda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vengurla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vengurla
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Tank known for?

The main crops are **mango, coconut and cashew**. About 50% of the 254 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 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 Tank

Of every 100 households in Tank in 2011, 96 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Tank · ■ Vengurla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**96%

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

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**10%

Tap water ****14%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**78%

Use banking services ****66%**

**65%

Television ****60%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**18%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****14%**

**20%

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 Tank?

■ Tank · ■ Vengurla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%**

**88.0%

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

**1037

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1233**

**940

Working population ****30.3%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 78.8% for women. 52% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 53 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (6%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 129 (45%) · **■** Marginal 83 (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 Vengurla

- Medha962 people
- Khalchikar960 people
- Bhogave955 people
- Ansur951 people
- Gandhinagar898 people
- Kelus888 people
- Sukhalbhat869 people
- Gavan851 people

[All 83 villages in Vengurla](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/vengurla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Tank from Oras Bk.?53 km by road
- What is the population of Tank?948 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tank in?Sindhudurg district (Vengurla sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Tank?82.9% (Census 2011)