# Bakale Village, Rajapur, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Rajapur, Ratnagiri 

# Bakale

Bakale is a village in Rajapur sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **247 people in 68 households**, the 201st largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 247people (2011)
- 68households
- 76.7%literacy
- 1,330females per 1,000 males

## Bakale PIN code and other codes

Bakale falls in Rajapur sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockRajapur
- Census village code566050

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

## How far is Bakale from nearby towns?

- Rajapur (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)60 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)38 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 Bakale?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bakale; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Janshi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vichare Gothane
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajapur
- ○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 library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 20 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 Bakale known for?

The main crops are **paddy and mango**. Products made here include bamboo cane products and fishing net. About 37% of the 253 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 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 Bakale

Of every 100 households in Bakale in 2011, 94 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bakale · ■ Rajapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**92%

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

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**18%

Tap water ****0%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**88%

Use banking services ****22%**

**50%

Television ****28%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**27%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Bakale?

■ Bakale · ■ Rajapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1330**

**1194

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**948

Working population ****58.7%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 65.1% for women. 60% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 49 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 58 (40%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (12%) · **■** Marginal 19 (13%)

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 Rajapur

- Manjarewadi261 people
- Jambhavali257 people
- Jaitapur254 people
- Sabalewadi249 people
- Malewadi247 people
- Pishedwadi242 people
- Savadav241 people
- Ranewadi240 people

[All 238 villages in Rajapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/rajapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bakale from Ratnagiri?60 km by road
- What is the population of Bakale?247 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bakale in?Ratnagiri district (Rajapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Bakale?76.7% (Census 2011)