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

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Village · Guhagar, Ratnagiri 

# Welamb

Welamb is a village in Guhagar sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,712 people in 418 households**, the 20th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 1,712people (2011)
- 418households
- 82.2%literacy
- 1,116females per 1,000 males

## Welamb PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockGuhagar
- Census village code565417

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

## How far is Welamb from nearby towns?

- Guhagar (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)100 km by road
- Chiplun (nearest town)54 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 Welamb?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Welamb; 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
- ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Ma Tamhane
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ma Tamhane
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranvi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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 Welamb known for?

About 60% of the 677 hectares of village land is sown, and 406 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 Welamb

Of every 100 households in Welamb in 2011, 94 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Welamb · ■ Guhagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**5%

Tap water ****34%**

**58%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**86%

Use banking services ****62%**

**58%

Television ****34%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****40%**

**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 Welamb?

■ Welamb · ■ Guhagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1116**

**1257

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1012**

**913

Working population ****45.3%**

**47.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.1% for men and 72.6% for women. 56% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 488 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 173 (22%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 50 (6%) · **■** Marginal 52 (7%)

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

- Naravan1,857 people
- Warweli1,805 people
- Malan1,793 people
- Are1,761 people
- Pacheri Sada1,505 people
- Kajurlee1,484 people
- Gharatwadi Tarf Veldur1,480 people
- Kumbharwadi Tarf Palpene1,434 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Welamb from Ratnagiri?100 km by road
- What is the population of Welamb?1,712 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Welamb in?Ratnagiri district (Guhagar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Welamb?82.2% (Census 2011)