# Hardkhale Village, Lanja, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/lanja/hardkhale/ Village · Lanja, Ratnagiri # Hardkhale Hardkhale is a village in Lanja sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,443 people in 344 households**, the 10th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%. - 1,443people (2011) - 344households - 80.6%literacy - 1,170females per 1,000 males ## Hardkhale PIN code and other codes Hardkhale falls in Lanja sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockLanja - Census village code565979 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Hardkhale from nearby towns? - Lanja (sub-district HQ)67 km by road - Ratnagiri (district HQ)67 km by road - Rajapur (nearest town)32 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 Hardkhale? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Hardkhale; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ambed - ○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 station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Hardkhale known for? About 15% of the 2,021 hectares of village land is sown, and 302 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 Hardkhale Of every 100 households in Hardkhale in 2011, 96 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Hardkhale · ■ Lanja rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **93% Toilet within the home ****82%** **78% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **5% Tap water ****72%** **55% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **94% Use banking services ****30%** **50% Television ****20%** **26% Mobile phone ****11%** **29% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****27%** **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 Hardkhale? ■ Hardkhale · ■ Lanja rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%** **76.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1170** **1163 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****841** **889 Working population ****62.4%** **51.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.0% for men and 75.3% for women. 62% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 557 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 46 (5%) · **■** Marginal 291 (32%) 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 - Satavali1,639 people - Khanavali1,569 people - Veravli Kh.1,474 people - Kot1,446 people - Kochari1,417 people - Waked1,346 people - Punas1,334 people - Devdhe1,293 people [All 122 villages in Lanja](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/lanja/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Hardkhale from Ratnagiri?67 km by road - What is the population of Hardkhale?1,443 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hardkhale in?Ratnagiri district (Lanja sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Hardkhale?80.6% (Census 2011)