# Devke Village, Dapoli, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dapoli, Ratnagiri 

# Devke

Devke is a village in Dapoli sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **361 people in 116 households**, the 134th largest of 172 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.8%.

- 361people (2011)
- 116households
- 80.6%literacy
- 1,714females per 1,000 males

## Devke PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDapoli
- Census village code564892

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

## How far is Devke from nearby towns?

- Dapoli Camp (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)140 km by road
- Dapoli Camp (nearest town)16 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 Devke?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Devke; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dapoli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dapoli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dapoli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Devke known for?

The main crops are **mango, cashew and betel nut**. About 14% of the 416 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Devke

Of every 100 households in Devke in 2011, 84 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Devke · ■ Dapoli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**16%

Tap water ****73%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**80%

Use banking services ****52%**

**53%

Television ****46%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****16%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**3%

None of these assets ****25%**

**29%

Own their home ****82%**

**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 Devke?

■ Devke · ■ Dapoli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%**

**78.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1714**

**1195

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****826**

**949

Working population ****66.2%**

**42.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 74.6% for women. 62% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 97 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (4%) · **■** Other work 15 (6%) · **■** Marginal 118 (49%)

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

- Olgaon409 people
- Ambavali Kh.385 people
- Shirde384 people
- Mathegujar363 people
- Dauli358 people
- Saldure356 people
- Padale355 people
- Shital Nagar354 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Devke from Ratnagiri?140 km by road
- What is the population of Devke?361 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Devke in?Ratnagiri district (Dapoli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Devke?80.6% (Census 2011)