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

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Village · Chiplun, Ratnagiri 

# Kere

Kere is a village in Chiplun sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **506 people in 131 households**, the 138th largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%.

- 506people (2011)
- 131households
- 56.9%literacy
- 1,144females per 1,000 males

## Kere PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockChiplun
- Census village code565302

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

## How far is Kere from nearby towns?

- Chiplun (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)130 km by road
- Chiplun (nearest town)45 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 Kere?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vahal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Savarde
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Savarda
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Kere known for?

About 15% of the 444 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 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 Kere

Of every 100 households in Kere in 2011, 79 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kere · ■ Chiplun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**23%

Tap water ****80%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**79%

Use banking services ****2%**

**54%

Television ****24%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**15%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****70%**

**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 Kere?

■ Kere · ■ Chiplun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.9%**

**82.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1144**

**1095

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**949

Working population ****52.8%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.3% for men and 48.0% for women. 56% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 113 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (9%) · **■** Marginal 131 (49%)

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

- Vaijee540 people
- Moravane Bk.519 people
- Dhameli Kond512 people
- Pawarwadi511 people
- Ubhale503 people
- Dervan Kh.501 people
- Bivali499 people
- Jodhagaon499 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kere from Ratnagiri?130 km by road
- What is the population of Kere?506 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kere in?Ratnagiri district (Chiplun sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kere?56.9% (Census 2011)