# Durshet Village, Pen, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pen, Raigarh 

# Durshet

Durshet is a village in Pen sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,103 people in 255 households**, the 56th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 1,103people (2011)
- 255households
- 69.1%literacy
- 1,024females per 1,000 males

## Durshet PIN code and other codes

Durshet falls in Pen sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockPen
- Census village code553868

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

## How far is Durshet from nearby towns?

- Pen (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Alibag (district HQ)35 km by road
- Pen (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 Durshet?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Durshet; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle 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
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jite
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pen
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Panvel
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Durshet known for?

About 78% of the 195 hectares of village land is sown, and 131 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 Durshet

Of every 100 households in Durshet in 2011, 92 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Durshet · ■ Pen rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**27%

Tap water ****51%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**36%

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

**37%

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

**57%

Use banking services ****45%**

**53%

Television ****51%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**27%

Own their home ****97%**

**91%

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 Durshet?

■ Durshet · ■ Pen rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1052**

**968

Working population ****57.7%**

**45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 60.0% for women. 61% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 125 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (4%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 164 (26%) · **■** Marginal 318 (50%)

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 Pen

- Jawali1,140 people
- Shene1,112 people
- Jirne1,110 people
- Warawane1,106 people
- Borgaon1,093 people
- Kasu1,086 people
- Vitthalwadi1,085 people
- Kolave1,083 people

[All 169 villages in Pen](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/pen/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Durshet from Alibag?35 km by road
- What is the population of Durshet?1,103 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Durshet in?Raigarh district (Pen sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Durshet?69.1% (Census 2011)