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

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Village · Khed, Ratnagiri 

# Poyanar

Poyanar is a village in Khed sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,068 people in 266 households**, the 43rd largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.0%.

- 1,068people (2011)
- 266households
- 81.5%literacy
- 1,066females per 1,000 males

## Poyanar PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKhed
- Census village code564978

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

## How far is Poyanar from nearby towns?

- Khed (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)145 km by road
- Khed (nearest town)16 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 Poyanar?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 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 school10+ km · Chichaghar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khed
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhadgaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, 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 Poyanar known for?

About 8% of the 978 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 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 Poyanar

Of every 100 households in Poyanar in 2011, 94 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Poyanar · ■ Khed rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**19%

Tap water ****84%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**76%

Use banking services ****66%**

**55%

Television ****32%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Poyanar?

■ Poyanar · ■ Khed rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.5%**

**81.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1066**

**1103

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1385**

**937

Working population ****47.0%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.8% for men and 72.6% for women. 61% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 318 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 104 (21%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 52 (10%) · **■** Marginal 20 (4%)

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

- Furus1,129 people
- Falsonda1,111 people
- Dhamani1,109 people
- Panhalaje1,104 people
- Sukdar1,056 people
- Kasai1,048 people
- Savanas Kh.1,048 people
- Savanas1,046 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Poyanar from Ratnagiri?145 km by road
- What is the population of Poyanar?1,068 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Poyanar in?Ratnagiri district (Khed sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Poyanar?81.5% (Census 2011)