# Borsut Village, Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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Village · Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri 

# Borsut

Borsut is a village in Sangameshwar sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **458 people in 161 households**, the 144th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%.

- 458people (2011)
- 161households
- 88.3%literacy
- 885females per 1,000 males

## Borsut PIN code and other codes

Borsut falls in Sangameshwar sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockSangameshwar
- Census village code565775

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

## How far is Borsut from nearby towns?

- Devrukh (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)57 km by road
- Ratnagiri (nearest town)57 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 Borsut?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Borsut; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Devrukha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Devrukha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sangameshawar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Borsut known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 26% of the 273 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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 Borsut

Of every 100 households in Borsut in 2011, 96 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Borsut · ■ Sangameshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**79%

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

**14%

Tap water ****46%**

**61%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**41%

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

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**86%

Use banking services ****12%**

**51%

Television ****10%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****89%**

**42%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Borsut?

■ Borsut · ■ Sangameshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.3%**

**78.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**1145

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**957

Working population ****68.6%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.8% for men and 77.6% for women. 66% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 282 (90%) · **■** Household industry 12 (4%) · **■** Other work 20 (6%)

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

- Nigudwadi490 people
- Nivdhe479 people
- Vayangane475 people
- Kule465 people
- Bhimnagar441 people
- Upale440 people
- Shinde Amberi429 people
- Bhirkond424 people

[All 198 villages in Sangameshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/sangameshwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Borsut from Ratnagiri?57 km by road
- What is the population of Borsut?458 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Borsut in?Ratnagiri district (Sangameshwar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Borsut?88.3% (Census 2011)