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

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Village · Lanja, Ratnagiri 

# Chafet

Chafet is a village in Lanja sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416760**. The 2011 Census counted **513 people in 117 households**, the 78th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 513people (2011)
- 117households
- 75.4%literacy
- 416760PIN code

## Chafet PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chafet is 416760.** Chafet falls in Lanja sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416760
- Community development blockLanja
- Census village code565881

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

## How far is Chafet from nearby towns?

- Lanja (sub-district HQ)30 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 Chafet?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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 school10+ km · Pali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ratnagiri
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water 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 Chafet known for?

About 34% of the 157 hectares of village land is sown, and 53 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 Chafet

Of every 100 households in Chafet in 2011, 86 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chafet · ■ Lanja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**5%

Tap water ****28%**

**55%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****10%**

**50%

Television ****15%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****35%**

**31%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Chafet?

■ Chafet · ■ Lanja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**1163

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**889

Working population ****58.1%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 65.1% for women. 66% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 36 (12%) · **■** Marginal 256 (86%)

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

- Anandgaon540 people
- Baing528 people
- Argaon522 people
- Lavgan517 people
- Virgaon502 people
- Kumbhargaon492 people
- Salpe491 people
- Budhawadi Tarf Salpe488 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chafet?416760
- How far is Chafet from Ratnagiri?24 km by road
- What is the population of Chafet?513 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chafet in?Ratnagiri district (Lanja sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chafet?75.4% (Census 2011)