# Bhile Village, Chiplun, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Chiplun, Ratnagiri 

# Bhile

Bhile is a village in Chiplun sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,352 people in 325 households**, the 60th largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%.

- 1,352people (2011)
- 325households
- 83.0%literacy
- 1,143females per 1,000 males

## Bhile PIN code and other codes

Bhile falls in Chiplun sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChiplun
- Census village code565216

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

## How far is Bhile from nearby towns?

- Chiplun (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)110 km by road
- Chiplun (nearest town)22 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 Bhile?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Bhile; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle 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 · Chiplun
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chiplun
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chiplun
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 20 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 Bhile known for?

About 40% of the 379 hectares of village land is sown, and 153 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 Bhile

Of every 100 households in Bhile in 2011, 97 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhile · ■ Chiplun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**23%

Tap water ****92%**

**65%

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

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**79%

Use banking services ****51%**

**54%

Television ****34%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****35%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bhile?

■ Bhile · ■ Chiplun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.0%**

**82.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1143**

**1095

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****815**

**949

Working population ****37.5%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 74.6% for women. 52% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 287 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 64 (13%) · **■** Other work 134 (26%) · **■** Marginal 22 (4%)

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

- Khandat1,389 people
- Pedhe Parshuram1,386 people
- Veer1,381 people
- Dervan1,364 people
- Yegaon1,349 people
- Waghivare1,329 people
- Marg Tamhane1,313 people
- Posare1,289 people

[All 165 villages in Chiplun](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/chiplun/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhile from Ratnagiri?110 km by road
- What is the population of Bhile?1,352 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhile in?Ratnagiri district (Chiplun sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Bhile?83.0% (Census 2011)