# Bhoste Village, Khed, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/khed/bhoste/ Village · Khed, Ratnagiri # Bhoste Bhoste is a village in Khed sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, PIN code **415709**. The 2011 Census counted **517 people in 98 households**, the 122nd largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.0%. - 517people (2011) - 98households - 88.0%literacy - 415709PIN code ## Bhoste PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bhoste is 415709.** Bhoste falls in Khed sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. - PIN code415709 - Community development blockKhed - Census village code565081 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhoste from nearby towns? - Khed (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Ratnagiri (district HQ)123 km by road - Khed (nearest town)2 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 Bhoste? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Bhoste; 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 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 school5–10 km · Khed - ○Degree college5–10 km · Khed - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhadgaon - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Bhoste known for? About 18% of the 277 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Bhoste Of every 100 households in Bhoste in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Bhoste · ■ Khed rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **94% Toilet within the home ****100%** **66% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **19% Tap water ****94%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****97%** **43% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****61%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****39%** **76% Use banking services ****44%** **55% Television ****54%** **38% Mobile phone ****54%** **39% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **2% None of these assets ****24%** **30% Own their home ****98%** **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 Bhoste? ■ Bhoste · ■ Khed rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.0%** **81.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1163** **1103 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900** **937 Working population ****37.7%** **41.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.2% for men and 81.3% for women. 51% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 59 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 85 (44%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 29 (15%) · **■** Marginal 21 (11%) 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 - Kondivali kh.552 people - Sheldi544 people - Bajrang nagar537 people - Bhelsai533 people - Udhale Kh.512 people - Apede509 people - Sanglot mohalla506 people - Mohane503 people [All 215 villages in Khed](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/khed/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhoste?415709 - How far is Bhoste from Ratnagiri?123 km by road - What is the population of Bhoste?517 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhoste in?Ratnagiri district (Khed sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Bhoste?88.0% (Census 2011)