# Vayangane Village, Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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Village · Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri 

# Vayangane

Vayangane is a village in Sangameshwar sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **475 people in 128 households**, the 142nd largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%.

- 475people (2011)
- 128households
- 75.9%literacy
- 1,189females per 1,000 males

## Vayangane PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockSangameshwar
- Census village code565817

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

## How far is Vayangane from nearby towns?

- Devrukh (sub-district HQ)90 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)33 km by road
- Ratnagiri (nearest town)33 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 Vayangane?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Vayangane; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle 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 school5–10 km · Nive Bu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Devrukh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Devrukh
- ○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 wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Vayangane known for?

About 9% of the 396 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Vayangane

Of every 100 households in Vayangane in 2011, 94 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Vayangane · ■ Sangameshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**79%

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

**14%

Tap water ****58%**

**61%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**86%

Use banking services ****65%**

**51%

Television ****14%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****52%**

**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 Vayangane?

■ Vayangane · ■ Sangameshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%**

**78.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1189**

**1145

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****760**

**957

Working population ****39.8%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.0% for men and 66.1% for women. 45% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 138 (73%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (5%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 36 (19%)

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

- Kond Asurde507 people
- Tamhane Kh.503 people
- Nigudwadi490 people
- Nivdhe479 people
- Kule465 people
- Borsut458 people
- Bhimnagar441 people
- Upale440 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Vayangane from Ratnagiri?33 km by road
- What is the population of Vayangane?475 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vayangane in?Ratnagiri district (Sangameshwar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Vayangane?75.9% (Census 2011)