# Agargaon Village, Lanja, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Lanja, Ratnagiri 

# Agargaon

Agargaon is a village in Lanja sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **676 people in 139 households**, the 56th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 676people (2011)
- 139households
- 86.9%literacy
- 1,132females per 1,000 males

## Agargaon PIN code and other codes

Agargaon falls in Lanja sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockLanja
- Census village code565920

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

## How far is Agargaon from nearby towns?

- Lanja (sub-district HQ)44 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)44 km by road
- Ratnagiri (nearest town)44 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 Agargaon?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Agargaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary 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 schoolunder 5 km · Lanja
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Lanja
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Lanja
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 17 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 Agargaon known for?

About 68% of the 98 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 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 Agargaon

Of every 100 households in Agargaon in 2011, 97 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Agargaon · ■ Lanja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**5%

Tap water ****38%**

**55%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**94%

Use banking services ****50%**

**50%

Television ****48%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Agargaon?

■ Agargaon · ■ Lanja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.9%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1132**

**1163

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**889

Working population ****53.4%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.6% for men and 78.5% for women. 59% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 9 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 45 (12%) · **■** Marginal 305 (84%)

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 Lanja

- Mogargaon731 people
- Vivali727 people
- Joshigaon703 people
- Kheravse701 people
- Musalmanwadi672 people
- Name670 people
- Kelambe663 people
- Wadi Limbu663 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Agargaon from Ratnagiri?44 km by road
- What is the population of Agargaon?676 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Agargaon in?Ratnagiri district (Lanja sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Agargaon?86.9% (Census 2011)