# Upale Village, Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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Village · Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri 

# Upale

Upale is a village in Sangameshwar sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, PIN code **415611**. The 2011 Census counted **440 people in 102 households**, the 146th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%.

- 440people (2011)
- 102households
- 77.2%literacy
- 415611PIN code

## Upale PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code415611
- Community development blockSangameshwar
- Census village code565757

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

## How far is Upale from nearby towns?

- Devrukh (sub-district HQ)100 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)38 km by road
- Ratnagiri (nearest town)38 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 Upale?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Upale; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jakadevi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ratnagiri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ratnagiri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Upale known for?

About 27% of the 354 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 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 Upale

Of every 100 households in Upale in 2011, 89 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Upale · ■ Sangameshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**14%

Tap water ****64%**

**61%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**86%

Use banking services ****45%**

**51%

Television ****24%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****35%**

**42%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Upale?

■ Upale · ■ Sangameshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**78.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**1145

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**957

Working population ****62.0%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 67.4% for women. 66% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 186 (68%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 76 (28%)

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

- Vayangane475 people
- Kule465 people
- Borsut458 people
- Bhimnagar441 people
- Shinde Amberi429 people
- Bhirkond424 people
- Kond Kadamrao417 people
- Kudavali406 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Upale?415611
- How far is Upale from Ratnagiri?38 km by road
- What is the population of Upale?440 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Upale in?Ratnagiri district (Sangameshwar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Upale?77.2% (Census 2011)