# Khershet Village, Chiplun, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/chiplun/khershet/ Village · Chiplun, Ratnagiri # Khershet Khershet is a village in Chiplun sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, PIN code **415611**. The 2011 Census counted **1,843 people in 439 households**, the 36th largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%. - 1,843people (2011) - 439households - 78.1%literacy - 415611PIN code ## Khershet PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Khershet is 415611.** Khershet falls in Chiplun sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. - PIN code415611 - Community development blockChiplun - Census village code565323 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khershet from nearby towns? - Chiplun (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Ratnagiri (district HQ)64 km by road - Chiplun (nearest town)30 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 Khershet? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Khershet; 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 · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 school10+ km · Savarde - ○Degree college10+ km · Savarde - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Savarde - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Khershet known for? About 51% of the 549 hectares of village land is sown, and 279 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 Khershet Of every 100 households in Khershet in 2011, 89 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Khershet · ■ Chiplun rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **93% Toilet within the home ****57%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****31%** **23% Tap water ****30%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **79% Use banking services ****47%** **54% Television ****26%** **41% Mobile phone ****48%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****7%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****36%** **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 Khershet? ■ Khershet · ■ Chiplun rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%** **82.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1078** **1095 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880** **949 Working population ****44.4%** **46.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.7% for men and 69.4% for women. 53% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 450 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 140 (17%) · **■** Household industry 25 (3%) · **■** Other work 96 (12%) · **■** Marginal 108 (13%) 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 - Palvan1,910 people - Nandgaon1,887 people - Dalvatne1,871 people - Shiral1,869 people - Terav1,834 people - Murtavade1,814 people - Kondhe1,794 people - Kanhe1,778 people [All 165 villages in Chiplun](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/chiplun/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Khershet?415611 - How far is Khershet from Ratnagiri?64 km by road - What is the population of Khershet?1,843 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khershet in?Ratnagiri district (Chiplun sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Khershet?78.1% (Census 2011)