# Furus Amshet Village, Khed, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Khed, Ratnagiri 

# Furus Amshet

Furus Amshet is a village in Khed sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **577 people in 140 households**, the 111th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.0%.

- 577people (2011)
- 140households
- 92.4%literacy
- 1,424females per 1,000 males

## Furus Amshet PIN code and other codes

Furus Amshet falls in Khed sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKhed
- Census village code564988

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

## How far is Furus Amshet from nearby towns?

- Khed (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)157 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 Furus Amshet?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Furus Amshet; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn 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
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 · 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 Furus Amshet known for?

About 30% of the 73 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Furus Amshet

Of every 100 households in Furus Amshet in 2011, 97 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 72 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Furus Amshet · ■ Khed rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**94%

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

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**19%

Tap water ****85%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****72%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****24%**

**76%

Use banking services ****85%**

**55%

Television ****80%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**30%

Own their home ****82%**

**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 Furus Amshet?

■ Furus Amshet · ■ Khed rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.4%**

**81.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1424**

**1103

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1138**

**937

Working population ****12.0%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.7% for men and 90.8% for women. 23% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (3%) · **■** Household industry 4 (6%) · **■** Other work 34 (49%) · **■** Marginal 28 (41%)

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

- Nandgaon594 people
- Kumbhad591 people
- Dhavade587 people
- Sakharoli Kh.587 people
- Sheldi Khotwadi577 people
- Ainavare574 people
- Nigade573 people
- Amshet565 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Furus Amshet from Ratnagiri?157 km by road
- What is the population of Furus Amshet?577 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Furus Amshet in?Ratnagiri district (Khed sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Furus Amshet?92.4% (Census 2011)