# Dervan Village, Chiplun, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/chiplun/dervan/ Village · Chiplun, Ratnagiri # Dervan Dervan is a village in Chiplun sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,364 people in 323 households**, the 59th largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%. - 1,364people (2011) - 323households - 83.9%literacy - 1,012females per 1,000 males ## Dervan PIN code and other codes Dervan falls in Chiplun sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockChiplun - Census village code565336 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dervan from nearby towns? - Chiplun (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Ratnagiri (district HQ)81 km by road - Chiplun (nearest town)3 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 Dervan? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Dervan; 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 - ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Savarda - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Savarda - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Savarda - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Dervan known for? About 15% of the 946 hectares of village land is sown, and 145 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 Dervan Of every 100 households in Dervan in 2011, 95 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dervan · ■ Chiplun rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **93% Toilet within the home ****38%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****48%** **23% Tap water ****23%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **79% Use banking services ****22%** **54% Television ****26%** **41% Mobile phone ****29%** **42% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****8%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **4% None of these assets ****42%** **28% Own their home ****93%** **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 Dervan? ■ Dervan · ■ Chiplun rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.9%** **82.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012** **1095 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932** **949 Working population ****56.2%** **46.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.0% for men and 78.0% for women. 60% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 513 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 77 (10%) · **■** Household industry 24 (3%) · **■** Other work 107 (14%) · **■** Marginal 46 (6%) 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 - Gudhe1,401 people - Khandat1,389 people - Pedhe Parshuram1,386 people - Veer1,381 people - Bhile1,352 people - Yegaon1,349 people - Waghivare1,329 people - Marg Tamhane1,313 people [All 165 villages in Chiplun](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/chiplun/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dervan from Ratnagiri?81 km by road - What is the population of Dervan?1,364 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dervan in?Ratnagiri district (Chiplun sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Dervan?83.9% (Census 2011)