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

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Village · Rajapur, Ratnagiri 

# Pachal

Pachal is a village in Rajapur sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416704**. The 2011 Census counted **2,505 people in 604 households**, the 4th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 2,505people (2011)
- 604households
- 72.5%literacy
- 416704PIN code

## Pachal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pachal is 416704.** Pachal falls in Rajapur sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416704
- Community development blockRajapur
- Census village code566210

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

## How far is Pachal from nearby towns?

- Rajapur (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)80 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)32 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 Pachal?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Pachal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn 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 collegeunder 5 km · Raipatan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lanja
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Pachal known for?

The main crops are **rice, ragi and cashew**. About 25% of the 1,359 hectares of village land is sown, and 340 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 Pachal

Of every 100 households in Pachal in 2011, 84 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pachal · ■ Rajapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**18%

Tap water ****76%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**88%

Use banking services ****48%**

**50%

Television ****31%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****33%**

**27%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Pachal?

■ Pachal · ■ Rajapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1163**

**1194

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****748**

**948

Working population ****48.2%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 62.3% for women. 51% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 304 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (4%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 223 (18%) · **■** Marginal 624 (52%)

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

- Sakhari Nate4,012 people
- Nate2,592 people
- Talvade2,523 people
- Solgaon2,024 people
- Kasheli1,907 people
- Katali1,883 people
- Ansure1,868 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pachal?416704
- How far is Pachal from Ratnagiri?80 km by road
- What is the population of Pachal?2,505 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pachal in?Ratnagiri district (Rajapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Pachal?72.5% (Census 2011)
