# Kamathe Kh. Village, Chiplun, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chiplun, Ratnagiri 

# Kamathe Kh.

Kamathe Kh. is a village in Chiplun sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, PIN code **415605**. The 2011 Census counted **1,244 people in 251 households**, the 68th largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%.

- 1,244people (2011)
- 251households
- 81.6%literacy
- 415605PIN code

## Kamathe Kh. PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kamathe Kh. is 415605.** Kamathe Kh. falls in Chiplun sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code415605
- Community development blockChiplun
- Census village code565282

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

## How far is Kamathe Kh. from nearby towns?

- Chiplun (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)85 km by road
- Chiplun (nearest town)6 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 Kamathe Kh.?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kamathe Kh.; 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
- ●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 · Sawarde
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sawarde
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khane
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Kamathe Kh. known for?

About 57% of the 494 hectares of village land is sown, and 282 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 Kamathe Kh.

Of every 100 households in Kamathe Kh. in 2011, 93 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kamathe Kh. · ■ Chiplun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**23%

Tap water ****72%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**49%

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

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**79%

Use banking services ****71%**

**54%

Television ****50%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****17%**

**28%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kamathe Kh.?

■ Kamathe Kh. · ■ Chiplun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**82.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**1095

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1190**

**949

Working population ****57.6%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.3% for men and 71.8% for women. 58% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 95 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 152 (21%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 243 (34%) · **■** Marginal 221 (31%)

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

- Posare1,289 people
- Kadwad1,277 people
- Ambatkhol1,276 people
- Kaundhar Tamhane1,247 people
- Donavali1,231 people
- Naradkherki1,212 people
- Pachad1,197 people
- Malghar1,172 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kamathe Kh.?415605
- How far is Kamathe Kh. from Ratnagiri?85 km by road
- What is the population of Kamathe Kh.?1,244 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kamathe Kh. in?Ratnagiri district (Chiplun sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kamathe Kh.?81.6% (Census 2011)
