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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Manoj Mahadev Ambre
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- LGD code
- 565128
- Pincode
- 415722
- Post office
- Lote (Ratnagiri)
- Population
- 2,534
- Households
- 629
- Literacy rate
- 84.5%
- Sex ratio
- 897 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 802
Census 2011 · in context
How Avashi compares
By population, Avashi ranks #8 of 199 villages in Khed mandal.
Literacy rate
%
84.5%
+12.3% vs mandal average
- Avashi
- 84.5%
- Khed mandal
- 72.2%
- Ratnagiri district
- 74.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
897
−201 vs mandal average
- Avashi
- 897
- Khed mandal
- 1,098
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Avashi
- 4.0
- Khed mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Avashi at a glance
Avashi is a village of 2,534 people in 629 households (Census 2011) in Khed taluka, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, the 8th-largest of 199 villages in Khed taluka. Literacy is 85%, 12 points above the taluka average of 72% and the sex ratio is 897 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 415722, served by Lote (Ratnagiri) post office; the LGD village code is 565128. The sarpanch is Manoj Mahadev Ambre, and the village votes in Bhor assembly constituency, represented by MLA Shankar Hiraman Mandekar. The population is estimated at 2,988 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Avashi
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 4
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KHED
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 19
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 120
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 19
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 528.65
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 350
- Forest area (ha)
- 8.5
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Avashi
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Avashi
- LGD code
- 565128
- Pincode
- 415722
- Post office
- Lote (Ratnagiri)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,534
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,988
- Households
- 629
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 897
- Literacy rate
- 84.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Baramati
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bhor
- Member of Parliament
- Supriya Sule
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Shankar Hiraman Mandekar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Manoj Mahadev Ambre
- Block / Mandal
- Khed
- Nearest police station
- Panchgani (29.0 km)
- Nearest PHC
- Divyadrishti Lasers Private Limited - Sarwate Eye Clinic and Laser Center (59.3 km)
- Nearest post office
- Panchgani (29.0 km)
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-17
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)