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

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Village · Guhagar, Ratnagiri 

# Vaghambe

Vaghambe is a village in Guhagar sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **561 people in 175 households**, the 85th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 561people (2011)
- 175households
- 65.0%literacy
- 1,418females per 1,000 males

## Vaghambe PIN code and other codes

Vaghambe falls in Guhagar sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockGuhagar
- Census village code565439

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

## How far is Vaghambe from nearby towns?

- Guhagar (sub-district HQ)87 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)87 km by road
- Chiplun (nearest town)74 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 Vaghambe?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Vaghambe; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Abloli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Guhagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gimvi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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 and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Vaghambe known for?

About 51% of the 602 hectares of village land is sown, and 286 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 Vaghambe

Of every 100 households in Vaghambe in 2011, 88 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Vaghambe · ■ Guhagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**5%

Tap water ****66%**

**58%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**86%

Use banking services ****61%**

**58%

Television ****19%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****60%**

**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 Vaghambe?

■ Vaghambe · ■ Guhagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.0%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1418**

**1257

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**913

Working population ****50.4%**

**47.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.5% for men and 52.8% for women. 43% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 229 (81%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (7%) · **■** Other work 35 (12%)

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

- Pali569 people
- Katalwadi Tarf Anjanwel565 people
- Pimpar Kh.562 people
- Ramanewadi T.Kaundhar Kalsur561 people
- Talyachiwadi Tarf Palpene550 people
- Mohlawadi Mhaskarwadi Tr.sakhari Trishul.539 people
- Tavasalwadi538 people
- Sakhari Kh.522 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Vaghambe from Ratnagiri?87 km by road
- What is the population of Vaghambe?561 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vaghambe in?Ratnagiri district (Guhagar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Vaghambe?65.0% (Census 2011)