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

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Village · Lanja, Ratnagiri 

# Gondesakhal

Gondesakhal is a village in Lanja sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **337 people in 78 households**, the 107th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 337people (2011)
- 78households
- 79.8%literacy
- 1,293females per 1,000 males

## Gondesakhal PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockLanja
- Census village code565925

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

## How far is Gondesakhal from nearby towns?

- Lanja (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)45 km by road
- Ratnagiri (nearest town)45 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 Gondesakhal?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Gondesakhal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lanja
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Lanja
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Lanja
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells 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 Gondesakhal known for?

About 35% of the 86 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Gondesakhal

Of every 100 households in Gondesakhal in 2011, 99 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gondesakhal · ■ Lanja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**78%

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

**5%

Tap water ****91%**

**55%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**36%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****61%**

**50%

Television ****34%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****40%**

**31%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Gondesakhal?

■ Gondesakhal · ■ Lanja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.8%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1293**

**1163

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**889

Working population ****51.6%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 72.5% for women. 54% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 12 (7%) · **■** Other work 15 (9%) · **■** Marginal 147 (84%)

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

- Chinchurti349 people
- Gautamgaon343 people
- Ghadashi339 people
- Dolas338 people
- Khorgaon321 people
- Kudewadi314 people
- Hasol292 people
- Patilgaon263 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Gondesakhal from Ratnagiri?45 km by road
- What is the population of Gondesakhal?337 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gondesakhal in?Ratnagiri district (Lanja sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gondesakhal?79.8% (Census 2011)