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

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Village · Khed, Ratnagiri 

# Ghera-sumargad

Ghera-sumargad is a village in Khed sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **48 people in 14 households**, the 214th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.0%.

- 48people (2011)
- 14households
- 62.5%literacy
- 1,182females per 1,000 males

## Ghera-sumargad PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKhed
- Census village code565022

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

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

- Khed (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)153 km by road
- Khed (nearest town)23 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-sumargad?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khed
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khed
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khed
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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 watercovered wells
- 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-sumargad known for?

About 6% of the 776 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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-sumargad

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

■ Ghera-sumargad · ■ Khed rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**19%

Tap water ****100%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**76%

Use banking services ****50%**

**55%

Television ****0%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****79%**

**30%

Own their home ****86%**

**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-sumargad?

■ Ghera-sumargad · ■ Khed rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%**

**81.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1182**

**1103

Working population ****56.2%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.3% for men and 50.0% for women. 50% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Cultivators 27 (100%)

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

- Kumbhavali131 people
- Javli Gaonthan124 people
- Poyanar Kh.109 people
- Wadi-beldar53 people
- Sanglot36 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghera-sumargad from Ratnagiri?153 km by road
- What is the population of Ghera-sumargad?48 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghera-sumargad in?Ratnagiri district (Khed sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Ghera-sumargad?62.5% (Census 2011)