# Beni Kh. Village, Lanja, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/lanja/beni-kh/ Village · Lanja, Ratnagiri # Beni Kh. Beni Kh. is a village in Lanja sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **930 people in 221 households**, the 37th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%. - 930people (2011) - 221households - 77.8%literacy - 1,138females per 1,000 males ## Beni Kh. PIN code and other codes Beni Kh. falls in Lanja sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockLanja - Census village code565917 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Beni Kh. from nearby towns? - Lanja (sub-district HQ)47 km by road - Ratnagiri (district HQ)47 km by road - Ratnagiri (nearest town)47 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 Beni Kh.? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Beni Kh.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lanja - ○Degree college5–10 km · Lanja - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Lanja - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Beni Kh. known for? About 41% of the 551 hectares of village land is sown, and 227 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 Beni Kh. Of every 100 households in Beni Kh. in 2011, 93 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Beni Kh. · ■ Lanja rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **93% Toilet within the home ****85%** **78% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **5% Tap water ****89%** **55% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **94% Use banking services ****78%** **50% Television ****25%** **26% Mobile phone ****51%** **29% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****22%** **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 Beni Kh.? ■ Beni Kh. · ■ Lanja rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%** **76.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1138** **1163 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842** **889 Working population ****54.1%** **51.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.2% for men and 67.2% for women. 55% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 56 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (7%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 33 (7%) · **■** Marginal 375 (75%) 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 - Veral1,005 people - Beni Bk.964 people - Isavali940 people - Anjanari933 people - Golavashi879 people - Kangavali876 people - Kondye861 people - Kurne832 people [All 122 villages in Lanja](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/lanja/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Beni Kh. from Ratnagiri?47 km by road - What is the population of Beni Kh.?930 (Census 2011) - Which district is Beni Kh. in?Ratnagiri district (Lanja sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Beni Kh.?77.8% (Census 2011)