# Furus Gaonthan Village, Khed, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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Village · Khed, Ratnagiri 

# Furus Gaonthan

Furus Gaonthan is a village in Khed sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **438 people in 104 households**, the 139th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.0%.

- 438people (2011)
- 104households
- 96.5%literacy
- 1,317females per 1,000 males

## Furus Gaonthan PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKhed
- Census village code564992

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

## How far is Furus Gaonthan from nearby towns?

- Khed (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)157 km by road
- Pune (nearest town)192 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 Gaonthan?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaonthan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaonthan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khed
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Gaonthan known for?

About 57% of the 33 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Gaonthan

Of every 100 households in Furus Gaonthan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 94 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Furus Gaonthan · ■ Khed rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**19%

Tap water ****92%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****94%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****6%**

**76%

Use banking services ****79%**

**55%

Television ****75%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**30%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Gaonthan?

■ Furus Gaonthan · ■ Khed rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****96.5%**

**81.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1317**

**1103

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955**

**937

Working population ****10.7%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.0% for men and 96.1% for women. 23% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (4%) · **■** Other work 33 (70%) · **■** Marginal 12 (26%)

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

- Anaspure448 people
- Nilavane448 people
- Shiv Kh.445 people
- Talvat Khed440 people
- Bhoste Bk.431 people
- Ghogare431 people
- Pure Bk.419 people
- Devsade415 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Furus Gaonthan from Ratnagiri?157 km by road
- What is the population of Furus Gaonthan?438 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Furus Gaonthan in?Ratnagiri district (Khed sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Furus Gaonthan?96.5% (Census 2011)