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

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Village · Lanja, Ratnagiri 

# Golavashi

Golavashi is a village in Lanja sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **879 people in 216 households**, the 38th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 879people (2011)
- 216households
- 75.3%literacy
- 1,220females per 1,000 males

## Golavashi PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockLanja
- Census village code565952

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

## How far is Golavashi from nearby towns?

- Lanja (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)49 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)40 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 Golavashi?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Golavashi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Satavli
- ○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 station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps 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 Golavashi known for?

About 22% of the 661 hectares of village land is sown, and 146 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 Golavashi

Of every 100 households in Golavashi in 2011, 88 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Golavashi · ■ Lanja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**78%

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

**5%

Tap water ****32%**

**55%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****20%**

**50%

Television ****20%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****37%**

**31%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Golavashi?

■ Golavashi · ■ Lanja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1220**

**1163

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**889

Working population ****43.6%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.0% for men and 65.0% for women. 56% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 132 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 198 (52%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 20 (5%) · **■** Marginal 32 (8%)

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

- Beni Bk.964 people
- Isavali940 people
- Anjanari933 people
- Beni Kh.930 people
- Kangavali876 people
- Kondye861 people
- Kurne832 people
- Waghrat807 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Golavashi from Ratnagiri?49 km by road
- What is the population of Golavashi?879 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Golavashi in?Ratnagiri district (Lanja sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Golavashi?75.3% (Census 2011)