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

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Village · Lanja, Ratnagiri 

# Khorgaon

Khorgaon is a village in Lanja sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **321 people in 86 households**, the 108th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 321people (2011)
- 86households
- 83.8%literacy
- 1,126females per 1,000 males

## Khorgaon PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockLanja
- Census village code565990

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

## How far is Khorgaon from nearby towns?

- Lanja (sub-district HQ)80 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)80 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 Khorgaon?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Khorgaon; 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 · Ringane
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pachal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lanja
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ 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 canal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Khorgaon known for?

About 25% of the 141 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Khorgaon

Of every 100 households in Khorgaon in 2011, 98 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khorgaon · ■ Lanja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**78%

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

**5%

Tap water ****4%**

**55%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**94%

Use banking services ****85%**

**50%

Television ****24%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****70%**

**31%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Khorgaon?

■ Khorgaon · ■ Lanja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.8%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1126**

**1163

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846**

**889

Working population ****56.1%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 75.5% for women. 58% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 158 (88%) · **■** Other work 9 (5%) · **■** Marginal 13 (7%)

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

- Gautamgaon343 people
- Ghadashi339 people
- Dolas338 people
- Gondesakhal337 people
- Kudewadi314 people
- Hasol292 people
- Patilgaon263 people
- Ramgaon257 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Khorgaon from Ratnagiri?80 km by road
- What is the population of Khorgaon?321 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khorgaon in?Ratnagiri district (Lanja sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Khorgaon?83.8% (Census 2011)