# Posare Bk. Village, Khed, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Khed, Ratnagiri 

# Posare Bk.

Posare Bk. is a village in Khed sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **799 people in 212 households**, the 72nd largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.0%.

- 799people (2011)
- 212households
- 71.5%literacy
- 1,038females per 1,000 males

## Posare Bk. PIN code and other codes

Posare Bk. falls in Khed sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKhed
- Census village code565169

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

## How far is Posare Bk. from nearby towns?

- Khed (sub-district HQ)79 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)108 km by road
- Chiplun (nearest town)28 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 Posare Bk.?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Posare Bk.; 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhamande
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chiplun
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chiplun
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Posare Bk. known for?

About 16% of the 514 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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 Posare Bk.

Of every 100 households in Posare Bk. in 2011, 80 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Posare Bk. · ■ Khed rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**19%

Tap water ****38%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**76%

Use banking services ****28%**

**55%

Television ****18%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****66%**

**30%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Posare Bk.?

■ Posare Bk. · ■ Khed rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**81.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038**

**1103

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**937

Working population ****45.1%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 60.3% for women. 51% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 147 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 132 (37%) · **■** Household industry 11 (3%) · **■** Other work 60 (17%) · **■** Marginal 10 (3%)

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

- Rajvel814 people
- Chirani812 people
- Karjee811 people
- Musad810 people
- Diwalewadi797 people
- Ghera-rasalgad795 people
- Tise795 people
- Shirgaon787 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Posare Bk. from Ratnagiri?108 km by road
- What is the population of Posare Bk.?799 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Posare Bk. in?Ratnagiri district (Khed sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Posare Bk.?71.5% (Census 2011)