Village · Chiplun, Ratnagiri # Gangrai Gangrai is a village in Chiplun sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 1,166 people in 274 households, the 74th largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%. - 1,166 people (2011) - 274 households - 81.0% literacy - 1,234 females per 1,000 males ## Gangrai PIN code and other codes Gangrai falls in Chiplun sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. - Community development block Chiplun - Census village code 565189 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gangrai from nearby towns? - Chiplun (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road - Ratnagiri (district HQ) 89 km by road - Chiplun (nearest town) 30 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gangrai? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Gangrai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Marg Brahmane - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Chiplun - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chiplun - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 15 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gangrai known for? About 22% of the 445 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gangrai Of every 100 households in Gangrai in 2011, 86 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gangrai · ■ Chiplun rural average - Electricity for lighting 86% 93% - Toilet within the home 77% 63% - No toilet (open defecation) 0% 23% - Tap water 100% 65% - Drinking water within premises 72% 49% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 19% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 79% - Use banking services 66% 54% - Television 7% 41% - Mobile phone 2% 42% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 1% 15% - Car / jeep / van 0% 4% - None of these assets 56% 28% - Own their home 95% 89% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gangrai? ■ Gangrai · ■ Chiplun rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 81.0% 82.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1234 1095 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 774 949 - Working population 64.8% 46.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.3% for men and 73.0% for women. 67% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 338 (45%) · ■ Farm labourers 238 (31%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 83 (11%) · ■ Marginal 94 (12%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chiplun - Naradkherki 1,212 people - Pachad 1,197 people - Malghar 1,172 people - Kalkavane 1,168 people - Tamhanmala 1,148 people - Dahivali Kh. 1,138 people - Katroli 1,126 people - Devkherki 1,124 people All 165 villages in Chiplun ## Quick answers - How far is Gangrai from Ratnagiri? 89 km by road - What is the population of Gangrai? 1,166 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gangrai in? Ratnagiri district (Chiplun sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Gangrai? 81.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/chiplun/gangrai/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.