# Agave Village, Chiplun, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/chiplun/agave/ Village · Chiplun, Ratnagiri # Agave Agave is a village in Chiplun sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,961 people in 419 households**, the 29th largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%. - 1,961people (2011) - 419households - 84.2%literacy - 1,062females per 1,000 males ## Agave PIN code and other codes Agave falls in Chiplun sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockChiplun - Census village code565329 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Agave from nearby towns? - Chiplun (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Ratnagiri (district HQ)74 km by road - Chiplun (nearest town)15 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 Agave? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Agave; 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 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn 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 · Savarda - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Savarda - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vahal - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Agave known for? About 79% of the 635 hectares of village land is sown, and 500 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 Agave Of every 100 households in Agave in 2011, 89 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 12 a car. ■ Agave · ■ Chiplun rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **93% Toilet within the home ****49%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****15%** **23% Tap water ****74%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****57%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **79% Use banking services ****58%** **54% Television ****42%** **41% Mobile phone ****58%** **42% Computer with internet ****4%** **2% Two-wheeler ****29%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****12%** **4% None of these assets ****16%** **28% Own their home ****88%** **89% 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 Agave? ■ Agave · ■ Chiplun rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.2%** **82.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1062** **1095 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1392** **949 Working population ****57.7%** **46.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.1% for men and 77.5% for women. 62% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 494 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 183 (16%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 306 (27%) · **■** Marginal 133 (12%) 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 Chiplun - Dhamanvane2,041 people - Vehele2,024 people - Kasarwadi1,995 people - Dahivali Bk.1,982 people - Kalavande1,937 people - Savarde Kh.1,915 people - Palvan1,910 people - Nandgaon1,887 people [All 165 villages in Chiplun](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/chiplun/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Agave from Ratnagiri?74 km by road - What is the population of Agave?1,961 (Census 2011) - Which district is Agave in?Ratnagiri district (Chiplun sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Agave?84.2% (Census 2011)