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

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Village · Lanja, Ratnagiri 

# Guravwadi

Guravwadi is a village in Lanja sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **187 people in 48 households**, the 118th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 187people (2011)
- 48households
- 75.1%literacy
- 1,226females per 1,000 males

## Guravwadi PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockLanja
- Census village code565915

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

## How far is Guravwadi from nearby towns?

- Lanja (sub-district HQ)44 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)44 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)35 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 Guravwadi?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Guravwadi; 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 schoolunder 5 km · Bhambed
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lanja
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ratnagiri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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 and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 18 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 Guravwadi known for?

About 11% of the 195 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Guravwadi

Of every 100 households in Guravwadi in 2011, 80 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Guravwadi · ■ Lanja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**78%

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

**5%

Tap water ****10%**

**55%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**36%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****26%**

**50%

Television ****20%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**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 Guravwadi?

■ Guravwadi · ■ Lanja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1226**

**1163

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2500**

**889

Working population ****40.1%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.2% for men and 57.0% for women. 46% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 52 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (7%) · **■** Other work 6 (8%) · **■** Marginal 12 (16%)

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

- Puragaon233 people
- Shirambavali215 people
- Koldhe212 people
- Borthade209 people
- Muslimgaon176 people
- Vesurle168 people
- Yeravande104 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Guravwadi from Ratnagiri?44 km by road
- What is the population of Guravwadi?187 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Guravwadi in?Ratnagiri district (Lanja sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Guravwadi?75.1% (Census 2011)