# Kochari Village, Lanja, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Lanja, Ratnagiri 

# Kochari

Kochari is a village in Lanja sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,417 people in 356 households**, the 11th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 1,417people (2011)
- 356households
- 74.5%literacy
- 1,137females per 1,000 males

## Kochari PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockLanja
- Census village code565964

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

## How far is Kochari from nearby towns?

- Lanja (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)70 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 Kochari?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Kochari; 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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 · Sheposhe
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lanja
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lanja
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Kochari known for?

About 22% of the 1,227 hectares of village land is sown, and 268 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 Kochari

Of every 100 households in Kochari in 2011, 91 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kochari · ■ Lanja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**5%

Tap water ****60%**

**55%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**94%

Use banking services ****36%**

**50%

Television ****14%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kochari?

■ Kochari · ■ Lanja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1137**

**1163

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****776**

**889

Working population ****65.4%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 65.6% for women. 62% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 513 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 386 (42%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 16 (2%) · **■** Marginal 10 (1%)

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

- Khanavali1,569 people
- Veravli Kh.1,474 people
- Kot1,446 people
- Hardkhale1,443 people
- Waked1,346 people
- Punas1,334 people
- Devdhe1,293 people
- Shiposhi1,293 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kochari from Ratnagiri?70 km by road
- What is the population of Kochari?1,417 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kochari in?Ratnagiri district (Lanja sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kochari?74.5% (Census 2011)
