Kankavli

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?Kankavli Maharashtra • India
Coordinates: (find coordinates)
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
District(s)	Sindhudurg
Population	14,725 (2001)

Kankavli is a census town in Sindhudurg district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is an important city due to the city's central location in the Sindhudurg district. All talukas are of an equal distance from Kankavli. Kankavli city is 460 km from Mumbai along the NH 17. Kankavli has a State Transport bus station and a railway station as well. Harkul Budruk is a village about 5 KM from Kankavli and is on the Railway Station Road. There is a temple of Bhalchandra Maharaj. The city is situated in between two rivers. It is 110 km from Kolhapur. It is a cultural, educational and politically rich city.

Kalmath Village is just 1.5 km away from kankavli. This place is know for their Kalam mango, hapus mango, cashew-nuts and karvande.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^[1], Kankavli had a population of 14,725. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kankavli has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 74%. In Kankavli, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.