Village · Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri # Kirbet Kirbet is a village in Sangameshwar sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 1,113 people in 296 households, the 60th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%. - 1,113 people (2011) - 296 households - 78.7% literacy - 1,262 females per 1,000 males ## Kirbet PIN code and other codes Kirbet falls in Sangameshwar sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. - Community development block Sangameshwar - Census village code 565868 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kirbet from nearby towns? - Devrukh (sub-district HQ) 103 km by road - Ratnagiri (district HQ) 55 km by road - Ratnagiri (nearest town) 55 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kirbet? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Kirbet; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Sakharpa - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Devrukh - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sadavali - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 16 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kirbet known for? Products made here include wooden instruments and wooden furniture. About 19% of the 1,161 hectares of village land is sown, and 215 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kirbet Of every 100 households in Kirbet in 2011, 93 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kirbet · ■ Sangameshwar rural average - Electricity for lighting 93% 92% - Toilet within the home 72% 79% - No toilet (open defecation) 17% 14% - Tap water 78% 61% - Drinking water within premises 52% 41% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 12% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 86% - Use banking services 47% 51% - Television 22% 29% - Mobile phone 12% 41% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 4% 8% - Car / jeep / van 1% 2% - None of these assets 51% 42% - Own their home 99% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kirbet? ■ Kirbet · ■ Sangameshwar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 78.7% 78.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1262 1145 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 891 957 - Working population 62.2% 51.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.7% for men and 70.2% for women. 60% of men and 64% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 404 (58%) · ■ Farm labourers 16 (2%) · ■ Other work 36 (5%) · ■ Marginal 236 (34%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sangameshwar - Antravali 1,173 people - Kalambushi 1,125 people - Pangri 1,125 people - Purye Tarf Devale 1,118 people - Karambele Tarf Sangameshwar 1,107 people - Shivane 1,095 people - Shembavane 1,092 people - Vikas Nagar 1,072 people All 198 villages in Sangameshwar ## Quick answers - How far is Kirbet from Ratnagiri? 55 km by road - What is the population of Kirbet? 1,113 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kirbet in? Ratnagiri district (Sangameshwar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kirbet? 78.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/sangameshwar/kirbet/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.