# Ghera-rasalgad Village, Khed, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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Village · Khed, Ratnagiri 

# Ghera-rasalgad

Ghera-rasalgad is a village in Khed sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **795 people in 196 households**, the 74th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.0%.

- 795people (2011)
- 196households
- 76.2%literacy
- 1,008females per 1,000 males

## Ghera-rasalgad PIN code and other codes

Ghera-rasalgad falls in Khed sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKhed
- Census village code565049

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

## How far is Ghera-rasalgad from nearby towns?

- Khed (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)146 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 Ghera-rasalgad?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Ghera-rasalgad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tale
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khed
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khed
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Ghera-rasalgad known for?

About 7% of the 1,115 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 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 Ghera-rasalgad

Of every 100 households in Ghera-rasalgad in 2011, 95 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghera-rasalgad · ■ Khed rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**19%

Tap water ****0%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**76%

Use banking services ****80%**

**55%

Television ****9%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****37%**

**30%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Ghera-rasalgad?

■ Ghera-rasalgad · ■ Khed rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**81.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**1103

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**937

Working population ****47.5%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 66.6% for women. 48% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 340 (90%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (4%) · **■** Other work 23 (6%)

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

- Karjee811 people
- Musad810 people
- Posare Bk.799 people
- Diwalewadi797 people
- Tise795 people
- Shirgaon787 people
- Bhelsai chauthai760 people
- Varovali742 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghera-rasalgad from Ratnagiri?146 km by road
- What is the population of Ghera-rasalgad?795 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghera-rasalgad in?Ratnagiri district (Khed sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Ghera-rasalgad?76.2% (Census 2011)