# Lanja, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Ratnagiri, Maharashtra 

# Lanja

Lanja is a sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. At the 2011 Census it had **106,986 people**, 1 town and 122 villages (121 inhabited). The largest village is Bhambed (2,679 people).

- 106,986people (2011)
- 122villages
- 1towns
- 78.6%literacy

## Population of Lanja compared with Ratnagiri

■ Lanja · ■ Ratnagiri district

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**82.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1140**

**1122

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****899**

**936

Working population ****48.6%**

**44.2%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Lanja

Of every 100 households in Lanja in 2011, 93 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Lanja · ■ Ratnagiri district

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**14%

Tap water ****57%**

**60%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**71%

Use banking services ****53%**

**59%

Television ****32%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****28%**

**28%

Own their home ****90%**

**88%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Lanja

- Lanja14,377 people

## Largest villages in Lanja

- Bhambed · 2,679 people
- Gavane · 2,427 people
- Prabhanvalli · 2,377 people
- Kuve · 2,063 people
- Asage · 1,734 people
- Satavali · 1,639 people
- Khanavali · 1,569 people
- Veravli Kh. · 1,474 people
- Kot · 1,446 people
- Hardkhale · 1,443 people
- Kochari · 1,417 people
- Waked · 1,346 people
- Punas · 1,334 people
- Devdhe · 1,293 people
- Shiposhi · 1,293 people
- Veravli Bk. · 1,283 people

[All 122 villages in Lanja →](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/lanja/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Lanja?122 (121 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Lanja in?Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra
- What is the population of Lanja?106,986 (Census 2011)