Village · Chiplun, Ratnagiri # Vetkond Vetkond is a village in Chiplun sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 432 people in 101 households, the 148th largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%. - 432 people (2011) - 101 households - 78.1% literacy - 1,009 females per 1,000 males ## Vetkond PIN code and other codes Vetkond falls in Chiplun sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. - Community development block Chiplun - Census village code 565257 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Vetkond from nearby towns? - Chiplun (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road - Ratnagiri (district HQ) 92 km by road - Chiplun (nearest town) 13 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Vetkond? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Vetkond; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kamatrhe - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Chiplun - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Pimpli - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 16 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Vetkond known for? About 17% of the 234 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Vetkond Of every 100 households in Vetkond in 2011, 100 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Vetkond · ■ Chiplun rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 93% - Toilet within the home 33% 63% - No toilet (open defecation) 65% 23% - Tap water 100% 65% - Drinking water within premises 2% 49% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 19% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 79% - Use banking services 29% 54% - Television 33% 41% - Mobile phone 23% 42% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 20% 15% - Car / jeep / van 0% 4% - None of these assets 51% 28% - Own their home 100% 89% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Vetkond? ■ Vetkond · ■ Chiplun rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 78.1% 82.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1009 1095 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 606 949 - Working population 31.9% 46.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.1% for men and 67.0% for women. 58% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 55 (40%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 81 (59%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chiplun - Pathardi 478 people - Ganeshpur 458 people - Majarekashi 449 people - Vareli 437 people - Gulavane 406 people - Agarwadi 390 people - Khopad 386 people - Dadar 353 people All 165 villages in Chiplun ## Quick answers - How far is Vetkond from Ratnagiri? 92 km by road - What is the population of Vetkond? 432 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vetkond in? Ratnagiri district (Chiplun sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Vetkond? 78.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/chiplun/vetkond/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.