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

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Village · Rajapur, Ratnagiri 

# Upale

Upale is a village in Rajapur sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,063 people in 253 households**, the 40th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 1,063people (2011)
- 253households
- 81.5%literacy
- 1,072females per 1,000 males

## Upale PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockRajapur
- Census village code566120

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

## How far is Upale from nearby towns?

- Rajapur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)87 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)22 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 Upale?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Upale; 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
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hatiwale
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hatiwale
- ○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 watercovered wells
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Upale known for?

The main crops are **paddy, mango and cashew**. About 11% of the 918 hectares of village land is sown, and 106 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 Upale

Of every 100 households in Upale in 2011, 93 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Upale · ■ Rajapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**63%

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

**18%

Tap water ****84%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**9%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****38%**

**50%

Television ****24%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**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 Upale?

■ Upale · ■ Rajapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.5%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1072**

**1194

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925**

**948

Working population ****57.6%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.0% for men and 70.9% for women. 55% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 379 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (4%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 28 (5%) · **■** Marginal 180 (29%)

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

- Doniwade1,120 people
- Kondwadi1,118 people
- Kondye Tarf Saundal1,098 people
- Mandrul1,092 people
- Rautwadi1,056 people
- Tulsavade1,040 people
- Devi Hasol1,038 people
- Devache Gothane1,035 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Upale from Ratnagiri?87 km by road
- What is the population of Upale?1,063 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Upale in?Ratnagiri district (Rajapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Upale?81.5% (Census 2011)