# Ghosale Village, Mandangad, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Mandangad, Ratnagiri 

# Ghosale

Ghosale is a village in Mandangad sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **477 people in 155 households**, the 48th largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%.

- 477people (2011)
- 155households
- 67.2%literacy
- 1,229females per 1,000 males

## Ghosale PIN code and other codes

Ghosale falls in Mandangad sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMandangad
- Census village code564747

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

## How far is Ghosale from nearby towns?

- Mandangad (sub-district HQ)60 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)185 km by road
- Khed (nearest town)54 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 Ghosale?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Ghosale; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mandangarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandangarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandangarh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 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, covered wells and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Ghosale known for?

About 78% of the 754 hectares of village land is sown, and 592 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 Ghosale

Of every 100 households in Ghosale in 2011, 84 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ghosale · ■ Mandangad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**90%

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

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**27%

Tap water ****99%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**79%

Use banking services ****15%**

**57%

Television ****27%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**32%

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 Ghosale?

■ Ghosale · ■ Mandangad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%**

**80.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1229**

**1219

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**945

Working population ****47.6%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 58.0% for women. 50% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 80 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 55 (24%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 47 (21%) · **■** Marginal 42 (19%)

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 Mandangad

- Dabhat491 people
- Lokran486 people
- Sade485 people
- Mahu481 people
- Takede447 people
- Ambavane Bk.439 people
- Nargoli435 people
- Umbershet426 people

[All 109 villages in Mandangad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/mandangad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghosale from Ratnagiri?185 km by road
- What is the population of Ghosale?477 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghosale in?Ratnagiri district (Mandangad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Ghosale?67.2% (Census 2011)