# Phurus Village, Chiplun, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/chiplun/phurus/ Village · Chiplun, Ratnagiri # Phurus Phurus is a village in Chiplun sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **683 people in 207 households**, the 121st largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%. - 683people (2011) - 207households - 71.8%literacy - 1,380females per 1,000 males ## Phurus PIN code and other codes Phurus falls in Chiplun sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockChiplun - Census village code565343 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Phurus from nearby towns? - Chiplun (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Ratnagiri (district HQ)91 km by road - Chiplun (nearest town)28 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 Phurus? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Phurus; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 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 schoolunder 5 km · Savarda - ○Degree college10+ km · Savarda - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kasarwadi - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 19 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 Phurus known for? About 64% of the 1,094 hectares of village land is sown, and 697 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 Phurus Of every 100 households in Phurus in 2011, 98 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Phurus · ■ Chiplun rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **93% Toilet within the home ****75%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****7%** **23% Tap water ****70%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****31%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **79% Use banking services ****42%** **54% Television ****22%** **41% Mobile phone ****11%** **42% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****3%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **4% None of these assets ****52%** **28% Own their home ****100%** **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 Phurus? ■ Phurus · ■ Chiplun rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%** **82.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1380** **1095 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1074** **949 Working population ****40.8%** **46.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.2% for men and 59.4% for women. 49% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 143 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (20%) · **■** Other work 31 (11%) · **■** Marginal 49 (18%) 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 - Mundhe Tarf Savarda740 people - Pilavali Tarf Savarda736 people - Dhokravali730 people - Ketki690 people - Pali678 people - Waderu677 people - Raulgaon676 people - Lonari Chivali Bandar668 people [All 165 villages in Chiplun](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/chiplun/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Phurus from Ratnagiri?91 km by road - What is the population of Phurus?683 (Census 2011) - Which district is Phurus in?Ratnagiri district (Chiplun sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Phurus?71.8% (Census 2011)