Village · Khed, Ratnagiri
# Jamage

Jamage is a village in Khed sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 1,151 people in 223 households, the 36th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.0%.
- 1,151 people (2011)
- 223 households
- 88.9% literacy
- 663 females per 1,000 males

## Jamage PIN code and other codes

Jamage falls in Khed sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.
- Community development block Khed
- Census village code 564974

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Jamage from nearby towns?
- Khed (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ) 130 km by road
- Khed (nearest town) 10 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Jamage?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Jamage; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 2 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Khed
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Bhadgaon
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jamage known for?

About 36% of the 529 hectares of village land is sown, and 193 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Jamage

Of every 100 households in Jamage in 2011, 95 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jamage · ■ Khed rural average
- Electricity for lighting 95% 94%
- Toilet within the home 94% 66%
- No toilet (open defecation) 1% 19%
- Tap water 96% 78%
- Drinking water within premises 54% 43%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 38% 22%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 61% 76%
- Use banking services 46% 55%
- Television 46% 38%
- Mobile phone 35% 39%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 11% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 2%
- None of these assets 31% 30%
- Own their home 93% 88%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Jamage?

■ Jamage · ■ Khed rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 88.9% 81.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 663 1103
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 646 937
- Working population 20.6% 41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.4% for men and 76.2% for women. 27% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 50 (21%) · ■ Farm labourers 79 (33%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 87 (37%) · ■ Marginal 18 (8%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Khed
- Kulvandi 1,252 people
- Chinchavali 1,246 people
- Chakale 1,205 people
- Prabhuwadi 1,193 people
- Kotwali 1,146 people
- Shirshi 1,133 people
- Furus 1,129 people
- Falsonda 1,111 people

All 215 villages in Khed

## Quick answers
- How far is Jamage from Ratnagiri? 130 km by road
- What is the population of Jamage? 1,151 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamage in? Ratnagiri district (Khed sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Jamage? 88.9% (Census 2011)

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