# Kuchambe Village, Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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Village · Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri 

# Kuchambe

Kuchambe is a village in Sangameshwar sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, PIN code **415607**. The 2011 Census counted **1,068 people in 285 households**, the 65th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%.

- 1,068people (2011)
- 285households
- 74.4%literacy
- 415607PIN code

## Kuchambe PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kuchambe is 415607.** Kuchambe falls in Sangameshwar sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code415607
- Community development blockSangameshwar
- Census village code565695

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

## How far is Kuchambe from nearby towns?

- Devrukh (sub-district HQ)51 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)82 km by road
- Chiplun (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 Kuchambe?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kuchambe; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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 school10+ km · Aravali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sawarde
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sawarde
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 14 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 Kuchambe known for?

About 17% of the 634 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 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 Kuchambe

Of every 100 households in Kuchambe in 2011, 92 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kuchambe · ■ Sangameshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**14%

Tap water ****19%**

**61%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**86%

Use banking services ****45%**

**51%

Television ****22%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****39%**

**42%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Kuchambe?

■ Kuchambe · ■ Sangameshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%**

**78.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1292**

**1145

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842**

**957

Working population ****52.7%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 65.3% for women. 51% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 402 (71%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (4%) · **■** Other work 46 (8%) · **■** Marginal 92 (16%)

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

- Karambele Tarf Sangameshwar1,107 people
- Shivane1,095 people
- Shembavane1,092 people
- Vikas Nagar1,072 people
- Ghativale1,008 people
- Sarand994 people
- Meghi985 people
- Manaskond978 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kuchambe?415607
- How far is Kuchambe from Ratnagiri?82 km by road
- What is the population of Kuchambe?1,068 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kuchambe in?Ratnagiri district (Sangameshwar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kuchambe?74.4% (Census 2011)
