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

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Village · Lanja, Ratnagiri 

# Joshigaon

Joshigaon is a village in Lanja sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **703 people in 159 households**, the 54th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 703people (2011)
- 159households
- 72.0%literacy
- 1,218females per 1,000 males

## Joshigaon PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockLanja
- Census village code565891

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

## How far is Joshigaon from nearby towns?

- Lanja (sub-district HQ)32 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 Joshigaon?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Wadilimbu
- ○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
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes 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 Joshigaon known for?

About 24% of the 216 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Joshigaon

Of every 100 households in Joshigaon in 2011, 91 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Joshigaon · ■ Lanja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**78%

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

**5%

Tap water ****84%**

**55%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**36%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****58%**

**50%

Television ****25%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**31%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Joshigaon?

■ Joshigaon · ■ Lanja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1218**

**1163

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****796**

**889

Working population ****51.8%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 60.5% for women. 49% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 289 (79%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (10%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 29 (8%) · **■** Marginal 6 (2%)

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

- Korle734 people
- Kondage733 people
- Mogargaon731 people
- Vivali727 people
- Kheravse701 people
- Agargaon676 people
- Musalmanwadi672 people
- Name670 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Joshigaon from Ratnagiri?24 km by road
- What is the population of Joshigaon?703 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Joshigaon in?Ratnagiri district (Lanja sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Joshigaon?72.0% (Census 2011)