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

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/rajapur/solye/

Village · Rajapur, Ratnagiri 

# Solye

Solye is a village in Rajapur sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **636 people in 162 households**, the 91st largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 636people (2011)
- 162households
- 74.1%literacy
- 1,120females per 1,000 males

## Solye PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockRajapur
- Census village code566096

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

## How far is Solye from nearby towns?

- Rajapur (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)91 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)17 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 Solye?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Solye; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rajapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○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 tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Solye known for?

The main crops are **mango, coconut and betel nut**. Products made here include pottery making and broom. About 28% of the 344 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 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 Solye

Of every 100 households in Solye in 2011, 84 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Solye · ■ Rajapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**18%

Tap water ****88%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**88%

Use banking services ****13%**

**50%

Television ****10%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**27%

Own their home ****87%**

**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 Solye?

■ Solye · ■ Rajapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1120**

**1194

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033**

**948

Working population ****28.1%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 66.9% for women. 52% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 15 (8%) · **■** Marginal 164 (92%)

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

- Kaneri657 people
- Gothane Doniwade648 people
- Wadavali639 people
- Burbewadi636 people
- Kolamb623 people
- Dale611 people
- Ambelkarwadi602 people
- Kondsar Kh.600 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Solye from Ratnagiri?91 km by road
- What is the population of Solye?636 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Solye in?Ratnagiri district (Rajapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Solye?74.1% (Census 2011)