# Dehen Village, Dapoli, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Dapoli, Ratnagiri 

# Dehen

Dehen is a village in Dapoli sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **501 people in 175 households**, the 110th largest of 172 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.8%.

- 501people (2011)
- 175households
- 65.6%literacy
- 1,420females per 1,000 males

## Dehen PIN code and other codes

Dehen falls in Dapoli sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDapoli
- Census village code564815

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

## How far is Dehen from nearby towns?

- Dapoli Camp (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)172 km by road
- Dapoli Camp (nearest town)22 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 Dehen?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Dehen; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Velvi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dapoli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dapoli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 16 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 Dehen known for?

The main crops are **paddy, mango and cashew**. About 22% of the 487 hectares of village land is sown, and 106 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 Dehen

Of every 100 households in Dehen in 2011, 92 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dehen · ■ Dapoli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**16%

Tap water ****1%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**80%

Use banking services ****80%**

**53%

Television ****17%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****46%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**93%

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 Dehen?

■ Dehen · ■ Dapoli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**78.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1420**

**1195

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**949

Working population ****51.3%**

**42.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.5% for men and 55.5% for women. 51% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 226 (88%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 17 (7%) · **■** Marginal 5 (2%)

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 Dapoli

- Awashi509 people
- Panderi507 people
- Navase506 people
- Aghari501 people
- Kalambat499 people
- Chinchali496 people
- Derde486 people
- Urphi474 people

[All 173 villages in Dapoli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/dapoli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dehen from Ratnagiri?172 km by road
- What is the population of Dehen?501 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dehen in?Ratnagiri district (Dapoli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Dehen?65.6% (Census 2011)