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

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Village · Lanja, Ratnagiri 

# Kurang

Kurang is a village in Lanja sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **561 people in 154 households**, the 70th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 561people (2011)
- 154households
- 76.4%literacy
- 1,235females per 1,000 males

## Kurang PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockLanja
- Census village code565994

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

## How far is Kurang from nearby towns?

- Lanja (sub-district HQ)83 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)83 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)38 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 Kurang?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ringane
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pachak
- ○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 bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 19 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 Kurang known for?

About 6% of the 1,520 hectares of village land is sown, and 89 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 Kurang

Of every 100 households in Kurang in 2011, 90 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kurang · ■ Lanja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**5%

Tap water ****31%**

**55%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**36%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****59%**

**50%

Television ****25%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****40%**

**31%

Own their home ****84%**

**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 Kurang?

■ Kurang · ■ Lanja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1235**

**1163

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****720**

**889

Working population ****45.5%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 65.8% for women. 47% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 106 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 21 (8%) · **■** Marginal 110 (43%)

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

- Zapade597 people
- Majal595 people
- Khorninko586 people
- Daphale583 people
- Kelvali556 people
- Borivale552 people
- Padvan547 people
- Anandgaon540 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kurang from Ratnagiri?83 km by road
- What is the population of Kurang?561 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurang in?Ratnagiri district (Lanja sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kurang?76.4% (Census 2011)