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

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Village · Khed, Ratnagiri 

# Ghanekhunt

Ghanekhunt is a village in Khed sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,945 people in 986 households**, the 2nd largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.0%.

- 3,945people (2011)
- 986households
- 90.6%literacy
- 877females per 1,000 males

## Ghanekhunt PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKhed
- Census village code565142

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

## How far is Ghanekhunt from nearby towns?

- Khed (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)119 km by road
- Khed (nearest town)18 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 Ghanekhunt?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Ghanekhunt; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ghanepur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Chiplun
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Savarde
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Ghanekhunt known for?

About 6% of the 619 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Ghanekhunt

Of every 100 households in Ghanekhunt in 2011, 99 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ghanekhunt · ■ Khed rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**66%

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

**19%

Tap water ****100%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****35%**

**76%

Use banking services ****66%**

**55%

Television ****58%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**30%

Own their home ****47%**

**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 Ghanekhunt?

■ Ghanekhunt · ■ Khed rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.6%**

**81.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**1103

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**937

Working population ****43.3%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.5% for men and 85.0% for women. 60% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 155 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 114 (7%) · **■** Household industry 208 (12%) · **■** Other work 1,025 (60%) · **■** Marginal 205 (12%)

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

- Lote4,003 people
- Khed3,673 people
- Bharane3,336 people
- Veral3,171 people
- Bharana Naka2,903 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghanekhunt from Ratnagiri?119 km by road
- What is the population of Ghanekhunt?3,945 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghanekhunt in?Ratnagiri district (Khed sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Ghanekhunt?90.6% (Census 2011)