# Dingni Village, Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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Village · Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri 

# Dingni

Dingni is a village in Sangameshwar sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **858 people in 257 households**, the 80th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%.

- 858people (2011)
- 257households
- 73.8%literacy
- 1,325females per 1,000 males

## Dingni PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockSangameshwar
- Census village code565745

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

## How far is Dingni from nearby towns?

- Devrukh (sub-district HQ)53 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 Dingni?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Dingni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sagemeshwar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Devarukh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sagameshwar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Dingni known for?

About 7% of the 1,307 hectares of village land is sown, and 92 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 Dingni

Of every 100 households in Dingni in 2011, 87 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dingni · ■ Sangameshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**14%

Tap water ****81%**

**61%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**41%

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

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**86%

Use banking services ****15%**

**51%

Television ****15%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****62%**

**42%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Dingni?

■ Dingni · ■ Sangameshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**78.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1325**

**1145

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765**

**957

Working population ****46.5%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 62.4% for women. 47% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 193 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (30%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 14 (4%) · **■** Marginal 71 (18%)

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

- Nayari893 people
- Kante881 people
- Vanzole879 people
- Vighravali871 people
- Parsharamwadi849 people
- Sonavede820 people
- Asurde814 people
- Murshi811 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Dingni from Ratnagiri?47 km by road
- What is the population of Dingni?858 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dingni in?Ratnagiri district (Sangameshwar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Dingni?73.8% (Census 2011)