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

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Village · Khed, Ratnagiri 

# Gherapalgad

Gherapalgad is a village in Khed sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **901 people in 243 households**, the 57th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.0%.

- 901people (2011)
- 243households
- 74.6%literacy
- 1,016females per 1,000 males

## Gherapalgad PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKhed
- Census village code564975

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

## How far is Gherapalgad from nearby towns?

- Khed (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)142 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 Gherapalgad?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gherapalgad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhamini
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khed
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khed
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Gherapalgad known for?

About 16% of the 972 hectares of village land is sown, and 156 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 Gherapalgad

Of every 100 households in Gherapalgad in 2011, 100 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gherapalgad · ■ Khed rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

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

**66%

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

**19%

Tap water ****98%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**76%

Use banking services ****85%**

**55%

Television ****38%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**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 Gherapalgad?

■ Gherapalgad · ■ Khed rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%**

**81.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**1103

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****743**

**937

Working population ****48.8%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.7% for men and 63.1% for women. 49% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 394 (90%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (8%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 2 (0%)

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

- Wave Tarf Natu943 people
- Patilgaon931 people
- Ambavali927 people
- Borghar927 people
- Kudoshi886 people
- Satvingaon874 people
- Kashedi872 people
- Khari872 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Gherapalgad from Ratnagiri?142 km by road
- What is the population of Gherapalgad?901 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gherapalgad in?Ratnagiri district (Khed sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gherapalgad?74.6% (Census 2011)