# Kharavate Village, Chiplun, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/chiplun/kharavate/ Village · Chiplun, Ratnagiri # Kharavate Kharavate is a village in Chiplun sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **950 people in 256 households**, the 98th largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%. - 950people (2011) - 256households - 81.8%literacy - 1,184females per 1,000 males ## Kharavate PIN code and other codes Kharavate falls in Chiplun sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockChiplun - Census village code565281 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kharavate from nearby towns? - Chiplun (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Ratnagiri (district HQ)105 km by road - Chiplun (nearest town)18 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 Kharavate? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Kharavate; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sawarde - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sawarde - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khane - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Kharavate known for? About 54% of the 1,311 hectares of village land is sown, and 703 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 Kharavate Of every 100 households in Kharavate in 2011, 94 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Kharavate · ■ Chiplun rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****85%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****14%** **23% Tap water ****46%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****41%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **79% Use banking services ****88%** **54% Television ****46%** **41% Mobile phone ****62%** **42% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****17%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **4% None of these assets ****18%** **28% Own their home ****99%** **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 Kharavate? ■ Kharavate · ■ Chiplun rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%** **82.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1184** **1095 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1370** **949 Working population ****36.8%** **46.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.6% for men and 71.8% for women. 50% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 57 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (21%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 82 (23%) · **■** Marginal 136 (39%) 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 - Owali964 people - Anari963 people - Turambao963 people - Pilawali Tarf Velamb953 people - Nayashi940 people - Ghavalwadi918 people - Durgwadi Kh.916 people - Khandotri874 people [All 165 villages in Chiplun](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/chiplun/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kharavate from Ratnagiri?105 km by road - What is the population of Kharavate?950 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kharavate in?Ratnagiri district (Chiplun sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kharavate?81.8% (Census 2011)