# Are Village, Guhagar, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/guhagar/are/ Village · Guhagar, Ratnagiri # Are Are is a village in Guhagar sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,761 people in 490 households**, the 19th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%. - 1,761people (2011) - 490households - 84.6%literacy - 1,212females per 1,000 males ## Are PIN code and other codes Are falls in Guhagar sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockGuhagar - Census village code565373 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Are from nearby towns? - Guhagar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Ratnagiri (district HQ)150 km by road - Chiplun (nearest town)50 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 Are? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Are; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn 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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Guhaghar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Guhaghar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palpene - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Are known for? About 21% of the 1,055 hectares of village land is sown, and 208 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 Are Of every 100 households in Are in 2011, 91 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Are · ■ Guhagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **93% Toilet within the home ****94%** **72% No toilet (open defecation) ****6%** **5% Tap water ****78%** **58% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **86% Use banking services ****56%** **58% Television ****35%** **30% Mobile phone ****50%** **42% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **2% None of these assets ****33%** **42% Own their home ****90%** **92% 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 Are? ■ Are · ■ Guhagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%** **77.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1212** **1257 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****869** **913 Working population ****47.5%** **47.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.0% for men and 77.9% for women. 56% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 150 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 107 (13%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 204 (24%) · **■** Marginal 371 (44%) 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 Guhagar - Kirtanwadi Tarf Guhagar2,077 people - Naravan1,857 people - Warweli1,805 people - Malan1,793 people - Welamb1,712 people - Pacheri Sada1,505 people - Kajurlee1,484 people - Gharatwadi Tarf Veldur1,480 people [All 121 villages in Guhagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/guhagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Are from Ratnagiri?150 km by road - What is the population of Are?1,761 (Census 2011) - Which district is Are in?Ratnagiri district (Guhagar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Are?84.6% (Census 2011)