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

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Village · Rajapur, Ratnagiri 

# Saundal

Saundal is a village in Rajapur sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **738 people in 186 households**, the 76th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 738people (2011)
- 186households
- 79.6%literacy
- 1,139females per 1,000 males

## Saundal PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockRajapur
- Census village code566185

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

## How far is Saundal from nearby towns?

- Rajapur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)80 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)20 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 Saundal?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Saundal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Oni
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ratnagiri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Saundal known for?

The main crops are **paddy, mango and cashew**. About 78% of the 889 hectares of village land is sown, and 685 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 Saundal

Of every 100 households in Saundal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Saundal · ■ Rajapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**18%

Tap water ****11%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**33%

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

**9%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****20%**

**50%

Television ****29%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**27%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Saundal?

■ Saundal · ■ Rajapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1139**

**1194

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**948

Working population ****31.7%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 68.6% for women. 43% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 153 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (17%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 36 (15%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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

- Bajarwadi755 people
- Parule753 people
- Kajirda751 people
- Shivane Kh.742 people
- Kuveshi737 people
- Sasale721 people
- Haral717 people
- Karavali712 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Saundal from Ratnagiri?80 km by road
- What is the population of Saundal?738 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saundal in?Ratnagiri district (Rajapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Saundal?79.6% (Census 2011)