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

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Village · Lanja, Ratnagiri 

# Kolhewadi

Kolhewadi is a village in Lanja sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **444 people in 125 households**, the 89th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 444people (2011)
- 125households
- 81.6%literacy
- 1,220females per 1,000 males

## Kolhewadi PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockLanja
- Census village code565913

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

## How far is Kolhewadi from nearby towns?

- Lanja (sub-district HQ)44 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 Kolhewadi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kolhewadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shipishi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lanja
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lanja
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 14 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 Kolhewadi known for?

About 36% of the 540 hectares of village land is sown, and 185 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 Kolhewadi

Of every 100 households in Kolhewadi in 2011, 89 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kolhewadi · ■ Lanja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**78%

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

**5%

Tap water ****76%**

**55%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**94%

Use banking services ****66%**

**50%

Television ****30%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kolhewadi?

■ Kolhewadi · ■ Lanja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1220**

**1163

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**889

Working population ****38.7%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.3% for men and 70.3% for women. 44% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 75 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 13 (8%) · **■** Other work 14 (8%) · **■** Marginal 69 (40%)

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

- Manche480 people
- Padyar465 people
- Buddhawadi Tarf Devdhe464 people
- Panore Tarf Harche451 people
- Wadgaon442 people
- Ravari431 people
- Machal427 people
- Nandivali414 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kolhewadi from Ratnagiri?24 km by road
- What is the population of Kolhewadi?444 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kolhewadi in?Ratnagiri district (Lanja sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kolhewadi?81.6% (Census 2011)