# Kalambaste Village, Chiplun, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chiplun, Ratnagiri 

# Kalambaste

Kalambaste is a village in Chiplun sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,882 people in 671 households**, the 11th largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%.

- 2,882people (2011)
- 671households
- 92.9%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Kalambaste PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockChiplun
- Census village code565223

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

## How far is Kalambaste from nearby towns?

- Chiplun (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)100 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 Kalambaste?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kalambaste; 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
- ●Secondary 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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chiplun
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pethe
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pimpri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Kalambaste known for?

About 40% of the 331 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 Kalambaste

Of every 100 households in Kalambaste in 2011, 99 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 65 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Kalambaste · ■ Chiplun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**23%

Tap water ****58%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****65%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%**

**79%

Use banking services ****72%**

**54%

Television ****79%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****47%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**4%

None of these assets ****6%**

**28%

Own their home ****67%**

**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 Kalambaste?

■ Kalambaste · ■ Chiplun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.9%**

**82.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**1095

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****677**

**949

Working population ****33.7%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.4% for men and 88.1% for women. 51% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 77 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (1%) · **■** Household industry 31 (3%) · **■** Other work 701 (72%) · **■** Marginal 155 (16%)

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

- Kolkewadi3,507 people
- Pedhambe3,224 people
- Kokare3,220 people
- Pimpli Kh.2,997 people
- Chinchghari2,750 people
- Kondmala2,660 people
- Walope2,646 people
- Khadpoli2,577 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kalambaste from Ratnagiri?100 km by road
- What is the population of Kalambaste?2,882 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalambaste in?Ratnagiri district (Chiplun sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kalambaste?92.9% (Census 2011)