# Charathe Village, Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/sawantwadi/charathe/ Village · Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg # Charathe Charathe is a village in Sawantwadi sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416510**. The 2011 Census counted **2,992 people in 794 households**, the 5th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.8%. - 2,992people (2011) - 794households - 90.0%literacy - 416510PIN code ## Charathe PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Charathe is 416510.** Charathe falls in Sawantwadi sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. - PIN code416510 - Community development blockSawantwadi - Census village code566846 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Charathe from nearby towns? - Sawantwadi (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Oras Bk. (district HQ)37 km by road - Sawantwadi (nearest town)4 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 Charathe? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Charathe; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 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 - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sawantwadi - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sawantwadi - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Sawantwadi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 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 Charathe known for? Products made here include bamboo cane products. About 28% of the 1,074 hectares of village land is sown, and 300 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 Charathe Of every 100 households in Charathe in 2011, 96 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Charathe · ■ Sawantwadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****92%** **72% No toilet (open defecation) ****7%** **21% Tap water ****52%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****81%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%** **83% Use banking services ****73%** **60% Television ****72%** **50% Mobile phone ****74%** **50% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****31%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **3% None of these assets ****12%** **26% Own their home ****88%** **94% 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 Charathe? ■ Charathe · ■ Sawantwadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****90.0%** **84.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878** **927 Working population ****34.8%** **41.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.4% for men and 84.9% for women. 53% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 40 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (1%) · **■** Household industry 27 (3%) · **■** Other work 537 (52%) · **■** Marginal 423 (41%) 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 Sawantwadi - Amboli4,004 people - Kariwade3,595 people - Madkhol3,539 people - Nemale3,015 people - Niravade2,927 people - Sangeli2,855 people - Malewad2,820 people - Satarda2,737 people [All 82 villages in Sawantwadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/sawantwadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Charathe?416510 - How far is Charathe from Oras Bk.?37 km by road - What is the population of Charathe?2,992 (Census 2011) - Which district is Charathe in?Sindhudurg district (Sawantwadi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Charathe?90.0% (Census 2011)