# Solgaon Village, Rajapur, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/rajapur/solgaon/ Village · Rajapur, Ratnagiri # Solgaon Solgaon is a village in Rajapur sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,024 people in 522 households**, the 5th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%. - 2,024people (2011) - 522households - 74.8%literacy - 1,222females per 1,000 males ## Solgaon PIN code and other codes Solgaon falls in Rajapur sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockRajapur - Census village code566021 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Solgaon from nearby towns? - Rajapur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Ratnagiri (district HQ)45 km by road - Rajapur (nearest town)25 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 Solgaon? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Solgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rajapur - ○Degree college10+ km · Kharepatan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajapur - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and canal / river - Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 19 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 Solgaon known for? About 27% of the 2,116 hectares of village land is sown, and 568 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 Solgaon Of every 100 households in Solgaon in 2011, 94 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Solgaon · ■ Rajapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****96%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **18% Tap water ****56%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **88% Use banking services ****44%** **50% Television ****24%** **28% Mobile phone ****16%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****34%** **27% Own their home ****97%** **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 Solgaon? ■ Solgaon · ■ Rajapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%** **78.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1222** **1194 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****679** **948 Working population ****51.6%** **49.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.6% for men and 64.1% for women. 50% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 401 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (4%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 79 (8%) · **■** Marginal 505 (48%) 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 - Pachal2,505 people - Kasheli1,907 people - Katali1,883 people - Ansure1,868 people - Dhopeshwar1,693 people [All 238 villages in Rajapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/rajapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Solgaon from Ratnagiri?45 km by road - What is the population of Solgaon?2,024 (Census 2011) - Which district is Solgaon in?Ratnagiri district (Rajapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Solgaon?74.8% (Census 2011)