# Shembavane Village, Rajapur, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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Village · Rajapur, Ratnagiri 

# Shembavane

Shembavane is a village in Rajapur sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **557 people in 139 households**, the 105th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 557people (2011)
- 139households
- 74.0%literacy
- 1,167females per 1,000 males

## Shembavane PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockRajapur
- Census village code566093

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

## How far is Shembavane from nearby towns?

- Rajapur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)60 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)8 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 Shembavane?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Shembavane; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rajapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · V.Gothane
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 17 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 Shembavane known for?

About 29% of the 438 hectares of village land is sown, and 128 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 Shembavane

Of every 100 households in Shembavane in 2011, 97 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shembavane · ■ Rajapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**18%

Tap water ****56%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**88%

Use banking services ****42%**

**50%

Television ****16%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**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 Shembavane?

■ Shembavane · ■ Rajapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1167**

**1194

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1412**

**948

Working population ****66.8%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 60.1% for women. 61% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 236 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (24%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 42 (11%)

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

- Babulwadi564 people
- Pangari Bk.560 people
- Panhale Tarf Saundal559 people
- Patharde559 people
- Bagavewadi555 people
- Thoraliwadi555 people
- Nerakewadi553 people
- Chikhalgaon552 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Shembavane from Ratnagiri?60 km by road
- What is the population of Shembavane?557 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shembavane in?Ratnagiri district (Rajapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shembavane?74.0% (Census 2011)