# Ambedu Bk. Village, Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/sangameshwar/ambedu-bk/ Village · Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri # Ambedu Bk. Ambedu Bk. is a village in Sangameshwar sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, PIN code **415637**. The 2011 Census counted **1,216 people in 300 households**, the 55th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%. - 1,216people (2011) - 300households - 85.6%literacy - 415637PIN code ## Ambedu Bk. PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ambedu Bk. is 415637.** Ambedu Bk. falls in Sangameshwar sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. - PIN code415637 - Community development blockSangameshwar - Census village code565763 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ambedu Bk. from nearby towns? - Devrukh (sub-district HQ)57 km by road - Ratnagiri (district HQ)35 km by road - Ratnagiri (nearest town)35 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 Ambedu Bk.? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Ambedu Bk.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National 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 schoolunder 5 km · Kolabe - ○Degree college10+ km · Devarukh - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Navade - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Ambedu Bk. known for? The main crops are **paddy, mango and cashew**. Products made here include cashew nut. About 32% of the 607 hectares of village land is sown, and 192 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 Ambedu Bk. Of every 100 households in Ambedu Bk. in 2011, 96 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Ambedu Bk. · ■ Sangameshwar rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **92% Toilet within the home ****79%** **79% No toilet (open defecation) ****17%** **14% Tap water ****74%** **61% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **86% Use banking services ****44%** **51% Television ****26%** **29% Mobile phone ****42%** **41% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****43%** **42% Own their home ****96%** **93% 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 Ambedu Bk.? ■ Ambedu Bk. · ■ Sangameshwar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.6%** **78.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1191** **1145 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1321** **957 Working population ****37.9%** **51.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.2% for men and 78.3% for women. 57% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (4%) · **■** Other work 84 (18%) · **■** Marginal 356 (77%) 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 Sangameshwar - Poor1,242 people - Wandri1,235 people - Dingni Kuran1,234 people - Ambedu Kh.1,220 people - Antravali1,173 people - Kalambushi1,125 people - Pangri1,125 people - Purye Tarf Devale1,118 people [All 198 villages in Sangameshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/sangameshwar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ambedu Bk.?415637 - How far is Ambedu Bk. from Ratnagiri?35 km by road - What is the population of Ambedu Bk.?1,216 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ambedu Bk. in?Ratnagiri district (Sangameshwar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Ambedu Bk.?85.6% (Census 2011)