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

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Village · Chiplun, Ratnagiri 

# Kaluste

Kaluste is a village in Chiplun sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,017 people in 272 households**, the 87th largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%.

- 1,017people (2011)
- 272households
- 85.7%literacy
- 1,197females per 1,000 males

## Kaluste PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockChiplun
- Census village code565217

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

## How far is Kaluste from nearby towns?

- Chiplun (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)106 km by road
- Chiplun (nearest town)12 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 Kaluste?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Kaluste; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary 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
- ●Commercial bankIn 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 school10+ km · Chiplun
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Kaluste known for?

About 35% of the 399 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 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 Kaluste

Of every 100 households in Kaluste in 2011, 98 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kaluste · ■ Chiplun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**23%

Tap water ****100%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**79%

Use banking services ****62%**

**54%

Television ****52%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**15%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****23%**

**28%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Kaluste?

■ Kaluste · ■ Chiplun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%**

**82.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1197**

**1095

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1314**

**949

Working population ****54.5%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.2% for men and 78.5% for women. 53% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 191 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (16%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 250 (45%) · **■** Marginal 17 (3%)

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

- Tanali1,067 people
- Borgaon1,057 people
- Akuskhan Nagar1,054 people
- Kond Fansavane1,053 people
- Ombali1,009 people
- Rampur998 people
- Gane992 people
- Karambavane987 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kaluste from Ratnagiri?106 km by road
- What is the population of Kaluste?1,017 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kaluste in?Ratnagiri district (Chiplun sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kaluste?85.7% (Census 2011)