# Phungus Village, Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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Village · Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri 

# Phungus

Phungus is a village in Sangameshwar sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, PIN code **415611**. The 2011 Census counted **1,420 people in 383 households**, the 36th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%.

- 1,420people (2011)
- 383households
- 83.1%literacy
- 415611PIN code

## Phungus PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Phungus is 415611.** Phungus falls in Sangameshwar sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code415611
- Community development blockSangameshwar
- Census village code565754

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

## How far is Phungus from nearby towns?

- Devrukh (sub-district HQ)53 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)63 km by road
- Ratnagiri (nearest town)63 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 Phungus?

23 services counted by the Census are inside Phungus; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn 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 · Sagameshwar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Devarukh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sagameshwar
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Phungus known for?

About 22% of the 630 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 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 Phungus

Of every 100 households in Phungus in 2011, 94 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Phungus · ■ Sangameshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**14%

Tap water ****36%**

**61%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**86%

Use banking services ****42%**

**51%

Television ****26%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****46%**

**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 Phungus?

■ Phungus · ■ Sangameshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%**

**78.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1161**

**1145

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1017**

**957

Working population ****42.6%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 75.7% for women. 49% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 33 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 273 (45%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 113 (19%) · **■** Marginal 179 (30%)

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

- Chikhali1,560 people
- Phansavane1,448 people
- Ambav1,442 people
- Ujgaon1,434 people
- Chorvane1,400 people
- Chaphavali1,395 people
- Kolambe1,365 people
- Morde1,350 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Phungus?415611
- How far is Phungus from Ratnagiri?63 km by road
- What is the population of Phungus?1,420 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phungus in?Ratnagiri district (Sangameshwar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Phungus?83.1% (Census 2011)
