# Agave Village, Lanja, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/lanja/agave/ Village · Lanja, Ratnagiri # Agave Agave is a village in Lanja sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,017 people in 235 households**, the 30th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%. - 1,017people (2011) - 235households - 75.9%literacy - 1,245females per 1,000 males ## Agave PIN code and other codes Agave falls in Lanja sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockLanja - Census village code565892 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Agave from nearby towns? - Lanja (sub-district HQ)32 km by road - Ratnagiri (district HQ)24 km by road - Ratnagiri (nearest town)24 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 Agave? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Agave; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Wadilimbu - ○Degree college10+ km · Lanja - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lanja - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Agave known for? About 23% of the 965 hectares of village land is sown, and 217 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 Agave Of every 100 households in Agave in 2011, 98 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Agave · ■ Lanja rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **93% Toilet within the home ****90%** **78% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **5% Tap water ****88%** **55% Drinking water within premises ****91%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **94% Use banking services ****56%** **50% Television ****27%** **26% Mobile phone ****39%** **29% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **31% Own their home ****97%** **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 Agave? ■ Agave · ■ Lanja rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%** **76.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1245** **1163 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1261** **889 Working population ****59.4%** **51.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.2% for men and 67.6% for women. 57% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 269 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 171 (28%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (3%) · **■** Marginal 144 (24%) 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 - Panhale1,065 people - Math1,053 people - Upale1,048 people - Indavati1,019 people - Roon1,015 people - Adavali1,010 people - Veral1,005 people - Beni Bk.964 people [All 122 villages in Lanja](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/lanja/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Agave from Ratnagiri?24 km by road - What is the population of Agave?1,017 (Census 2011) - Which district is Agave in?Ratnagiri district (Lanja sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Agave?75.9% (Census 2011)