# Furus Village, Khed, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/khed/furus/ Village · Khed, Ratnagiri # Furus Furus is a village in Khed sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,129 people in 267 households**, the 39th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.0%. - 1,129people (2011) - 267households - 77.7%literacy - 1,110females per 1,000 males ## Furus PIN code and other codes Furus falls in Khed sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockKhed - Census village code564990 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Furus 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? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Furus; 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 - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaonthan - ○Degree college10+ km · Gaonthan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khed - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ 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 known for? The main crops are **cashew**. Products made here include cashew nut. About 13% of the 906 hectares of village land is sown, and 122 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 Of every 100 households in Furus in 2011, 95 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Furus · ■ Khed rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****41%** **66% No toilet (open defecation) ****8%** **19% Tap water ****100%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **43% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **76% Use banking services ****27%** **55% Television ****35%** **38% Mobile phone ****38%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****1%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****35%** **30% Own their home ****96%** **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? ■ Furus · ■ Khed rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%** **81.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1110** **1103 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933** **937 Working population ****37.9%** **41.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.2% for men and 67.6% for women. 49% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 113 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 194 (45%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 48 (11%) · **■** Marginal 69 (16%) 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 - Prabhuwadi1,193 people - Jamage1,151 people - Kotwali1,146 people - Shirshi1,133 people - Falsonda1,111 people - Dhamani1,109 people - Panhalaje1,104 people - Poyanar1,068 people [All 215 villages in Khed](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/khed/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Furus from Ratnagiri?157 km by road - What is the population of Furus?1,129 (Census 2011) - Which district is Furus in?Ratnagiri district (Khed sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Furus?77.7% (Census 2011)