# Parule Village, Rajapur, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/rajapur/parule/ Village · Rajapur, Ratnagiri # Parule Parule is a village in Rajapur sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416704**. The 2011 Census counted **753 people in 237 households**, the 73rd largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%. - 753people (2011) - 237households - 80.1%literacy - 416704PIN code ## Parule PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Parule is 416704.** Parule falls in Rajapur sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. - PIN code416704 - Community development blockRajapur - Census village code566199 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Parule from nearby towns? - Rajapur (sub-district HQ)38 km by road - Ratnagiri (district HQ)86 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 Parule? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Parule; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Panchal - ○Degree college5–10 km · Rampathan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lanja - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Parule known for? The main crops are **paddy, cashew and mango**. Products made here include bamboo cane products. About 32% of the 1,248 hectares of village land is sown, and 400 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 Parule Of every 100 households in Parule in 2011, 95 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Parule · ■ Rajapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **92% Toilet within the home ****61%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****35%** **18% Tap water ****0%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **88% Use banking services ****39%** **50% Television ****35%** **28% Mobile phone ****14%** **37% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****33%** **27% Own their home ****99%** **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 Parule? ■ Parule · ■ Rajapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%** **78.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1133** **1194 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1550** **948 Working population ****49.8%** **49.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.2% for men and 69.1% for women. 53% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 68 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 25 (7%) · **■** Marginal 266 (71%) 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 - Miland786 people - Pahiliwadi785 people - Moroshi771 people - Bajarwadi755 people - Kajirda751 people - Shivane Kh.742 people - Saundal738 people - Kuveshi737 people [All 238 villages in Rajapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/rajapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Parule?416704 - How far is Parule from Ratnagiri?86 km by road - What is the population of Parule?753 (Census 2011) - Which district is Parule in?Ratnagiri district (Rajapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Parule?80.1% (Census 2011)