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

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Village · Lanja, Ratnagiri 

# Gautamgaon

Gautamgaon is a village in Lanja sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **343 people in 89 households**, the 104th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 343people (2011)
- 89households
- 78.7%literacy
- 1,157females per 1,000 males

## Gautamgaon PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockLanja
- Census village code565889

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

## How far is Gautamgaon 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 Gautamgaon?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Gautamgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lanja
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lanja
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ratnagiri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 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
- 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 Gautamgaon known for?

About 40% of the 37 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Gautamgaon

Of every 100 households in Gautamgaon in 2011, 91 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Gautamgaon · ■ Lanja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**78%

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

**5%

Tap water ****13%**

**55%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**94%

Use banking services ****33%**

**50%

Television ****16%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**31%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Gautamgaon?

■ Gautamgaon · ■ Lanja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1157**

**1163

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****412**

**889

Working population ****33.2%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.8% for men and 68.9% for women. 41% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 10 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (5%) · **■** Other work 24 (21%) · **■** Marginal 74 (65%)

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

- Shiravali368 people
- Gangar Kargaon363 people
- Rambadegaon360 people
- Chinchurti349 people
- Ghadashi339 people
- Dolas338 people
- Gondesakhal337 people
- Khorgaon321 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Gautamgaon from Ratnagiri?24 km by road
- What is the population of Gautamgaon?343 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gautamgaon in?Ratnagiri district (Lanja sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gautamgaon?78.7% (Census 2011)