# Kalavande Village, Chiplun, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/chiplun/kalavande/ Village · Chiplun, Ratnagiri # Kalavande Kalavande is a village in Chiplun sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,937 people in 499 households**, the 30th largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%. - 1,937people (2011) - 499households - 75.2%literacy - 1,087females per 1,000 males ## Kalavande PIN code and other codes Kalavande falls in Chiplun sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockChiplun - Census village code565279 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kalavande from nearby towns? - Chiplun (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Ratnagiri (district HQ)80 km by road - Chiplun (nearest town)10 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 Kalavande? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kalavande; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 school5–10 km · Chiplun - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chiplun - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chiplun - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 19 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 Kalavande known for? About 59% of the 745 hectares of village land is sown, and 406 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 Kalavande Of every 100 households in Kalavande in 2011, 89 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kalavande · ■ Chiplun rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **93% Toilet within the home ****62%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****28%** **23% Tap water ****42%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **79% Use banking services ****55%** **54% Television ****30%** **41% Mobile phone ****33%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****6%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **4% None of these assets ****42%** **28% Own their home ****98%** **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 Kalavande? ■ Kalavande · ■ Chiplun rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%** **82.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1087** **1095 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840** **949 Working population ****49.5%** **46.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.5% for men and 62.5% for women. 55% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 357 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 131 (14%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 175 (18%) · **■** Marginal 289 (30%) 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 - Vehele2,024 people - Kasarwadi1,995 people - Dahivali Bk.1,982 people - Agave1,961 people - Savarde Kh.1,915 people - Palvan1,910 people - Nandgaon1,887 people - Dalvatne1,871 people [All 165 villages in Chiplun](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/chiplun/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kalavande from Ratnagiri?80 km by road - What is the population of Kalavande?1,937 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalavande in?Ratnagiri district (Chiplun sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kalavande?75.2% (Census 2011)