# Vikhare Gothane Village, Rajapur, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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Village · Rajapur, Ratnagiri 

# Vikhare Gothane

Vikhare Gothane is a village in Rajapur sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416702**. The 2011 Census counted **488 people in 141 households**, the 133rd largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 488people (2011)
- 141households
- 70.9%literacy
- 416702PIN code

## Vikhare Gothane PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vikhare Gothane is 416702.** Vikhare Gothane falls in Rajapur sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416702
- Community development blockRajapur
- Census village code566090

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

## How far is Vikhare Gothane from nearby towns?

- Rajapur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)74 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 Vikhare Gothane?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Vikhare Gothane; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rajapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hatvile
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and covered wells
- 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 Vikhare Gothane known for?

About 32% of the 594 hectares of village land is sown, and 170 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 Vikhare Gothane

Of every 100 households in Vikhare Gothane in 2011, 93 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Vikhare Gothane · ■ Rajapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**18%

Tap water ****24%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**88%

Use banking services ****15%**

**50%

Television ****19%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Vikhare Gothane?

■ Vikhare Gothane · ■ Rajapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1291**

**1194

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1647**

**948

Working population ****72.5%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 61.9% for women. 75% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 164 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 176 (50%)

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

- Hatade499 people
- Tiware497 people
- Chuna Kolwan495 people
- Taralwadi492 people
- Yeradav487 people
- Keravale486 people
- Sagave478 people
- Holi477 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vikhare Gothane?416702
- How far is Vikhare Gothane from Ratnagiri?74 km by road
- What is the population of Vikhare Gothane?488 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vikhare Gothane in?Ratnagiri district (Rajapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Vikhare Gothane?70.9% (Census 2011)