# Achirne Village, Vaibhavvadi, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/vaibhavvadi/achirne/ Village · Vaibhavvadi, Sindhudurg # Achirne Achirne is a village in Vaibhavvadi sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416810**. The 2011 Census counted **1,255 people in 348 households**, the 8th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.0%. - 1,255people (2011) - 348households - 81.8%literacy - 416810PIN code ## Achirne PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Achirne is 416810.** Achirne falls in Vaibhavvadi sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. - PIN code416810 - Community development blockVaibhavvadi - Census village code566386 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Achirne from nearby towns? - Vaibhavvadi (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Oras Bk. (district HQ)60 km by road - Kolhapur (nearest town)80 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 Achirne? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Achirne; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●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 - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Fonda - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Fonda - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Achirne known for? The main crops are **rice, nagli and cashew**. Products made here include burud work. About 10% of the 1,290 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Achirne Of every 100 households in Achirne in 2011, 99 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Achirne · ■ Vaibhavvadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **94% Toilet within the home ****100%** **71% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **23% Tap water ****54%** **45% Drinking water within premises ****84%** **53% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **91% Use banking services ****62%** **59% Television ****41%** **28% Mobile phone ****37%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **4% None of these assets ****40%** **35% Own their home ****98%** **89% 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 Achirne? ■ Achirne · ■ Vaibhavvadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%** **75.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1061** **1132 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **971 Working population ****26.9%** **40.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.2% for men and 74.8% for women. 43% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 7 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 43 (13%) · **■** Marginal 286 (85%) 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 Vaibhavvadi - Kokisare1,876 people - Kolape1,476 people - Mehbubnagar1,372 people - Mangavli1,264 people - Het1,222 people - Kurli1,181 people - Bhui Bawada1,102 people - Karul1,058 people [All 59 villages in Vaibhavvadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/vaibhavvadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Achirne?416810 - How far is Achirne from Oras Bk.?60 km by road - What is the population of Achirne?1,255 (Census 2011) - Which district is Achirne in?Sindhudurg district (Vaibhavvadi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Achirne?81.8% (Census 2011)