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

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Village · Khed, Ratnagiri 

# Posare Kh.

Posare Kh. is a village in Khed sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **246 people in 81 households**, the 183rd largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.0%.

- 246people (2011)
- 81households
- 75.1%literacy
- 1,139females per 1,000 males

## Posare Kh. PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKhed
- Census village code565168

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

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

- Khed (sub-district HQ)70 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)108 km by road
- Chiplun (nearest town)25 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 Kh.?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Posare Kh.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhamanda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chiplun
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ratnagiri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 and covered wells
- 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 Kh. known for?

About 19% of the 249 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Kh.

Of every 100 households in Posare Kh. in 2011, 86 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Posare Kh. · ■ Khed rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**19%

Tap water ****99%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**76%

Use banking services ****30%**

**55%

Television ****13%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****12%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****56%**

**30%

Own their home ****81%**

**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 Kh.?

■ Posare Kh. · ■ Khed rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%**

**81.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1139**

**1103

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**937

Working population ****41.1%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 63.2% for women. 46% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 18 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (69%) · **■** Other work 8 (8%) · **■** Marginal 5 (5%)

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

- Gomlewadi260 people
- Chougale Mohalla258 people
- Wadgaon Bk.257 people
- Kajvewadi251 people
- Kuraval Khed239 people
- Humbari238 people
- Kinjale Tarf Natu232 people
- Kandoshi228 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Posare Kh. from Ratnagiri?108 km by road
- What is the population of Posare Kh.?246 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Posare Kh. in?Ratnagiri district (Khed sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Posare Kh.?75.1% (Census 2011)