# Poor Village, Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/sangameshwar/poor/ Village · Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri # Poor Poor is a village in Sangameshwar sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,242 people in 292 households**, the 51st largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%. - 1,242people (2011) - 292households - 85.5%literacy - 1,134females per 1,000 males ## Poor PIN code and other codes Poor falls in Sangameshwar sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockSangameshwar - Census village code565797 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Poor from nearby towns? - Devrukh (sub-district HQ)70 km by road - Ratnagiri (district HQ)45 km by road - Ratnagiri (nearest town)45 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 Poor? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Poor; 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 - ●Secondary 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 - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Devrukh - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Devrukh - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Sadvali - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Poor known for? The main crops are **rice, ragi and rice**. Products made here include burudkam. About 40% of the 336 hectares of village land is sown, and 136 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 Poor Of every 100 households in Poor in 2011, 90 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Poor · ■ Sangameshwar rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **92% Toilet within the home ****68%** **79% No toilet (open defecation) ****11%** **14% Tap water ****23%** **61% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **86% Use banking services ****52%** **51% Television ****41%** **29% Mobile phone ****65%** **41% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****14%** **42% Own their home ****97%** **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 Poor? ■ Poor · ■ Sangameshwar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%** **78.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1134** **1145 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077** **957 Working population ****42.5%** **51.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.0% for men and 78.1% for women. 49% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 249 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (14%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 75 (14%) · **■** Marginal 128 (24%) 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 - Washi Tarf Deorukh1,294 people - Kalambaste1,278 people - Bhadkambe1,273 people - Devade1,253 people - Wandri1,235 people - Dingni Kuran1,234 people - Ambedu Kh.1,220 people - Ambedu Bk.1,216 people [All 198 villages in Sangameshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/sangameshwar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Poor from Ratnagiri?45 km by road - What is the population of Poor?1,242 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poor in?Ratnagiri district (Sangameshwar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Poor?85.5% (Census 2011)