# Maral Village, Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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Village · Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri 

# Maral

Maral is a village in Sangameshwar sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **919 people in 238 households**, the 72nd largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%.

- 919people (2011)
- 238households
- 79.1%literacy
- 1,098females per 1,000 males

## Maral PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockSangameshwar
- Census village code565829

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

## How far is Maral from nearby towns?

- Devrukh (sub-district HQ)98 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 Maral?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Maral; 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
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Devrukh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Devrukh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sadvali
- ○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 and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Maral known for?

About 7% of the 1,509 hectares of village land is sown, and 103 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 Maral

Of every 100 households in Maral in 2011, 90 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Maral · ■ Sangameshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**14%

Tap water ****37%**

**61%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**86%

Use banking services ****27%**

**51%

Television ****34%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****45%**

**42%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Maral?

■ Maral · ■ Sangameshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**78.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1098**

**1145

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**957

Working population ****49.9%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 70.2% for women. 56% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 334 (73%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 59 (13%) · **■** Marginal 48 (10%)

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

- Meghi985 people
- Manaskond978 people
- Pirandavane937 people
- Harekarwadi936 people
- Manjare918 people
- Sayale911 people
- Angavali907 people
- Nayari893 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Maral from Ratnagiri?57 km by road
- What is the population of Maral?919 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maral in?Ratnagiri district (Sangameshwar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Maral?79.1% (Census 2011)