# Palpene Village, Guhagar, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Guhagar, Ratnagiri 

# Palpene

Palpene is a village in Guhagar sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, PIN code **415724**. The 2011 Census counted **796 people in 225 households**, the 64th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 796people (2011)
- 225households
- 73.3%literacy
- 415724PIN code

## Palpene PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palpene is 415724.** Palpene falls in Guhagar sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code415724
- Community development blockGuhagar
- Census village code565376

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

## How far is Palpene from nearby towns?

- Guhagar (sub-district HQ)43 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)120 km by road
- Chiplun (nearest town)48 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 Palpene?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Palpene; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pathpanale
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Pathpanale
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Pathpanale
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Palpene known for?

About 43% of the 319 hectares of village land is sown, and 138 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 Palpene

Of every 100 households in Palpene in 2011, 95 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Palpene · ■ Guhagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**5%

Tap water ****91%**

**58%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**86%

Use banking services ****45%**

**58%

Television ****26%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**42%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Palpene?

■ Palpene · ■ Guhagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1434**

**1257

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**913

Working population ****47.1%**

**47.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 62.4% for women. 47% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 305 (81%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 55 (15%) · **■** Marginal 7 (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 Guhagar

- Khodade822 people
- Jambhari815 people
- Kutgiri806 people
- Mundhar806 people
- Visapur786 people
- Dhopare775 people
- Karul775 people
- Madhal766 people

[All 121 villages in Guhagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/guhagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palpene?415724
- How far is Palpene from Ratnagiri?120 km by road
- What is the population of Palpene?796 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palpene in?Ratnagiri district (Guhagar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Palpene?73.3% (Census 2011)