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

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Village · Khed, Ratnagiri 

# Kotwali

Kotwali is a village in Khed sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,146 people in 275 households**, the 37th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.0%.

- 1,146people (2011)
- 275households
- 80.5%literacy
- 1,054females per 1,000 males

## Kotwali PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKhed
- Census village code565141

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

## How far is Kotwali from nearby towns?

- Khed (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)122 km by road
- Khed (nearest town)21 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 Kotwali?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kotwali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 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
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ghanepur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chiplun
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khrdee
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- 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 Kotwali known for?

About 13% of the 860 hectares of village land is sown, and 114 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 Kotwali

Of every 100 households in Kotwali in 2011, 96 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kotwali · ■ Khed rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**66%

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

**19%

Tap water ****86%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**76%

Use banking services ****10%**

**55%

Television ****36%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****35%**

**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 Kotwali?

■ Kotwali · ■ Khed rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.5%**

**81.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1054**

**1103

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927**

**937

Working population ****34.6%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.1% for men and 69.6% for women. 46% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 114 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 85 (21%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 51 (13%) · **■** Marginal 139 (35%)

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

- Chinchavali1,246 people
- Chakale1,205 people
- Prabhuwadi1,193 people
- Jamage1,151 people
- Shirshi1,133 people
- Furus1,129 people
- Falsonda1,111 people
- Dhamani1,109 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kotwali from Ratnagiri?122 km by road
- What is the population of Kotwali?1,146 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotwali in?Ratnagiri district (Khed sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kotwali?80.5% (Census 2011)