# Bhambed Village, Lanja, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/lanja/bhambed/ Village · Lanja, Ratnagiri # Bhambed Bhambed is a village in Lanja sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,679 people in 663 households**, the 1st largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%. - 2,679people (2011) - 663households - 77.2%literacy - 1,123females per 1,000 males ## Bhambed PIN code and other codes Bhambed falls in Lanja sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockLanja - Census village code565978 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhambed from nearby towns? - Lanja (sub-district HQ)62 km by road - Ratnagiri (district HQ)62 km by road - Rajapur (nearest town)30 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 Bhambed? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Bhambed; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Lanja - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lanja - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 17 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 Bhambed known for? About 18% of the 1,654 hectares of village land is sown, and 304 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 Bhambed Of every 100 households in Bhambed in 2011, 95 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Bhambed · ■ Lanja rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **93% Toilet within the home ****88%** **78% No toilet (open defecation) ****6%** **5% Tap water ****85%** **55% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **94% Use banking services ****59%** **50% Television ****30%** **26% Mobile phone ****31%** **29% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****25%** **31% Own their home ****88%** **94% 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 Bhambed? ■ Bhambed · ■ Lanja rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%** **76.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1123** **1163 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910** **889 Working population ****48.9%** **51.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.6% for men and 66.3% for women. 54% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 302 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 313 (24%) · **■** Other work 243 (19%) · **■** Marginal 453 (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 Lanja - Gavane2,427 people - Prabhanvalli2,377 people - Kuve2,063 people - Asage1,734 people [All 122 villages in Lanja](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/lanja/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bhambed from Ratnagiri?62 km by road - What is the population of Bhambed?2,679 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhambed in?Ratnagiri district (Lanja sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Bhambed?77.2% (Census 2011)