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

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Village · Lanja, Ratnagiri 

# Argaon

Argaon is a village in Lanja sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **522 people in 157 households**, the 76th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 522people (2011)
- 157households
- 83.5%literacy
- 1,080females per 1,000 males

## Argaon PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockLanja
- Census village code565988

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

## How far is Argaon from nearby towns?

- Lanja (sub-district HQ)71 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)71 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)25 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 Argaon?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Argaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ringane
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pachal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lanja
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Argaon known for?

About 35% of the 1,174 hectares of village land is sown, and 414 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 Argaon

Of every 100 households in Argaon in 2011, 93 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Argaon · ■ Lanja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**5%

Tap water ****27%**

**55%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**94%

Use banking services ****63%**

**50%

Television ****25%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**31%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Argaon?

■ Argaon · ■ Lanja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.5%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1080**

**1163

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**889

Working population ****50.8%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.0% for men and 74.0% for women. 52% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 125 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (27%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 45 (17%) · **■** Marginal 19 (7%)

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

- Borivale552 people
- Padvan547 people
- Anandgaon540 people
- Baing528 people
- Lavgan517 people
- Chafet513 people
- Virgaon502 people
- Kumbhargaon492 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Argaon from Ratnagiri?71 km by road
- What is the population of Argaon?522 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Argaon in?Ratnagiri district (Lanja sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Argaon?83.5% (Census 2011)