# Avashi Village, Khed, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/khed/avashi/ Village · Khed, Ratnagiri # Avashi Avashi is a village in Khed sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,534 people in 629 households**, the 8th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.0%. - 2,534people (2011) - 629households - 94.5%literacy - 897females per 1,000 males ## Avashi PIN code and other codes Avashi falls in Khed sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockKhed - Census village code565128 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Avashi from nearby towns? - Khed (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Ratnagiri (district HQ)120 km by road - Khed (nearest town)19 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 Avashi? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Avashi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National 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 - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Leval - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Leval - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khed - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Avashi known for? About 66% of the 529 hectares of village land is sown, and 350 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 Avashi Of every 100 households in Avashi in 2011, 96 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Avashi · ■ Khed rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****82%** **66% No toilet (open defecation) ****4%** **19% Tap water ****93%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****89%** **43% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%** **76% Use banking services ****78%** **55% Television ****54%** **38% Mobile phone ****58%** **39% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **2% None of these assets ****25%** **30% Own their home ****49%** **88% 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 Avashi? ■ Avashi · ■ Khed rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****94.5%** **81.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897** **1103 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964** **937 Working population ****31.6%** **41.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.5% for men and 91.1% for women. 53% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 87 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (0%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 696 (87%) · **■** Marginal 9 (1%) 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 Khed - Bharane3,336 people - Veral3,171 people - Bharana Naka2,903 people - Dhamandevi2,758 people - Sukivali2,196 people - Virachiwadi2,098 people - Lavel2,073 people - Ambadas2,054 people [All 215 villages in Khed](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/khed/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Avashi from Ratnagiri?120 km by road - What is the population of Avashi?2,534 (Census 2011) - Which district is Avashi in?Ratnagiri district (Khed sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Avashi?94.5% (Census 2011)