# Falsonda Village, Khed, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Khed, Ratnagiri 

# Falsonda

Falsonda is a village in Khed sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,111 people in 210 households**, the 40th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.0%.

- 1,111people (2011)
- 210households
- 84.7%literacy
- 1,174females per 1,000 males

## Falsonda PIN code and other codes

Falsonda falls in Khed sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKhed
- Census village code564989

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

## How far is Falsonda from nearby towns?

- Khed (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)158 km by road
- Pune (nearest town)193 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 Falsonda?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Falsonda; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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 · Gaonthan
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Gaonthan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khed
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Falsonda known for?

About 24% of the 50 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Falsonda

Of every 100 households in Falsonda in 2011, 94 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 66 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Falsonda · ■ Khed rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**19%

Tap water ****89%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****66%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****34%**

**76%

Use banking services ****85%**

**55%

Television ****52%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**30%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Falsonda?

■ Falsonda · ■ Khed rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.7%**

**81.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1174**

**1103

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1196**

**937

Working population ****39.8%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 80.6% for women. 49% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 209 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 55 (12%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 85 (19%) · **■** Marginal 90 (20%)

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

- Jamage1,151 people
- Kotwali1,146 people
- Shirshi1,133 people
- Furus1,129 people
- Dhamani1,109 people
- Panhalaje1,104 people
- Poyanar1,068 people
- Sukdar1,056 people

[All 215 villages in Khed](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/khed/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Falsonda from Ratnagiri?158 km by road
- What is the population of Falsonda?1,111 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Falsonda in?Ratnagiri district (Khed sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Falsonda?84.7% (Census 2011)