# Palshet Village, Guhagar, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/guhagar/palshet/ Village · Guhagar, Ratnagiri # Palshet Palshet is a village in Guhagar sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,886 people in 693 households**, the 6th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%. - 2,886people (2011) - 693households - 80.0%literacy - 1,183females per 1,000 males ## Palshet PIN code and other codes Palshet falls in Guhagar sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockGuhagar - Census village code565404 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palshet from nearby towns? - Guhagar (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Ratnagiri (district HQ)120 km by road - Chiplun (nearest town)14 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 Palshet? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Palshet; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Guhagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranvi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)16 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 Palshet known for? Products made here include mango juice. About 30% of the 584 hectares of village land is sown, and 155 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 Palshet Of every 100 households in Palshet in 2011, 95 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Palshet · ■ Guhagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **93% Toilet within the home ****56%** **72% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **5% Tap water ****75%** **58% Drinking water within premises ****75%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **86% Use banking services ****76%** **58% Television ****44%** **30% Mobile phone ****40%** **42% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **2% None of these assets ****37%** **42% Own their home ****87%** **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 Palshet? ■ Palshet · ■ Guhagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%** **77.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1183** **1257 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842** **913 Working population ****38.4%** **47.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.1% for men and 72.7% for women. 56% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 71 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (4%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 639 (58%) · **■** Marginal 340 (31%) 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 - Shringartali3,300 people - Kond Karul3,039 people - Padave3,011 people - Guhagar2,929 people - Adoor2,869 people - Talavali2,328 people - Abloli2,319 people - Varachapath Tarf Guhagar2,293 people [All 121 villages in Guhagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/guhagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Palshet from Ratnagiri?120 km by road - What is the population of Palshet?2,886 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palshet in?Ratnagiri district (Guhagar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Palshet?80.0% (Census 2011)