# Ambedu Kh. Village, Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/sangameshwar/ambedu-kh/ Village · Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri # Ambedu Kh. Ambedu Kh. is a village in Sangameshwar sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,220 people in 313 households**, the 54th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%. - 1,220people (2011) - 313households - 76.4%literacy - 1,140females per 1,000 males ## Ambedu Kh. PIN code and other codes Ambedu Kh. falls in Sangameshwar sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockSangameshwar - Census village code565714 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ambedu Kh. from nearby towns? - Devrukh (sub-district HQ)45 km by road - Ratnagiri (district HQ)47 km by road - Ratnagiri (nearest town)47 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 Kh.? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Ambedu Kh.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Kasaba - ○Degree college10+ km · Devrukh - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kasaba - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Kh. known for? About 48% of the 494 hectares of village land is sown, and 236 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 Kh. Of every 100 households in Ambedu Kh. in 2011, 96 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Ambedu Kh. · ■ Sangameshwar rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **92% Toilet within the home ****76%** **79% No toilet (open defecation) ****7%** **14% Tap water ****86%** **61% Drinking water within premises ****41%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%** **86% Use banking services ****63%** **51% Television ****26%** **29% Mobile phone ****54%** **41% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****36%** **42% Own their home ****91%** **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 Kh.? ■ Ambedu Kh. · ■ Sangameshwar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%** **78.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1140** **1145 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1214** **957 Working population ****51.6%** **51.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.8% for men and 68.1% for women. 57% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 249 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 222 (35%) · **■** Other work 63 (10%) · **■** Marginal 95 (15%) 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 - Devade1,253 people - Poor1,242 people - Wandri1,235 people - Dingni Kuran1,234 people - Ambedu Bk.1,216 people - Antravali1,173 people - Kalambushi1,125 people - Pangri1,125 people [All 198 villages in Sangameshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/sangameshwar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ambedu Kh. from Ratnagiri?47 km by road - What is the population of Ambedu Kh.?1,220 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ambedu Kh. in?Ratnagiri district (Sangameshwar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Ambedu Kh.?76.4% (Census 2011)