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

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Village · Lanja, Ratnagiri 

# Kot

Kot is a village in Lanja sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,446 people in 307 households**, the 9th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 1,446people (2011)
- 307households
- 67.9%literacy
- 1,155females per 1,000 males

## Kot PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockLanja
- Census village code565901

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

## How far is Kot from nearby towns?

- Lanja (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)35 km by road
- Ratnagiri (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 Kot?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 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 · Wadilimbu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lanja
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ratnagiri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Kot known for?

The main crops are **rice, ragi and cashew**. About 15% of the 951 hectares of village land is sown, and 135 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 Kot

Of every 100 households in Kot in 2011, 96 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kot · ■ Lanja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**5%

Tap water ****90%**

**55%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****22%**

**50%

Television ****13%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****55%**

**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 Kot?

■ Kot · ■ Lanja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1155**

**1163

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1172**

**889

Working population ****63.7%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 58.7% for women. 65% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 437 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 113 (12%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 119 (13%) · **■** Marginal 251 (27%)

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

- Asage1,734 people
- Satavali1,639 people
- Khanavali1,569 people
- Veravli Kh.1,474 people
- Hardkhale1,443 people
- Kochari1,417 people
- Waked1,346 people
- Punas1,334 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kot from Ratnagiri?35 km by road
- What is the population of Kot?1,446 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kot in?Ratnagiri district (Lanja sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kot?67.9% (Census 2011)