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

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Village · Lanja, Ratnagiri 

# Kurchumb

Kurchumb is a village in Lanja sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, PIN code **415802**. The 2011 Census counted **613 people in 164 households**, the 64th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 613people (2011)
- 164households
- 77.6%literacy
- 415802PIN code

## Kurchumb PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kurchumb is 415802.** Kurchumb falls in Lanja sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code415802
- Community development blockLanja
- Census village code565909

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

## How far is Kurchumb from nearby towns?

- Lanja (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)40 km by road
- Ratnagiri (nearest town)40 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 Kurchumb?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kurchumb; 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 · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lanja
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Lanja
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Lanja
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 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, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Kurchumb known for?

About 18% of the 503 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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 Kurchumb

Of every 100 households in Kurchumb in 2011, 96 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kurchumb · ■ Lanja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**78%

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

**5%

Tap water ****53%**

**55%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**36%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****17%**

**50%

Television ****26%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**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 Kurchumb?

■ Kurchumb · ■ Lanja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1121**

**1163

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844**

**889

Working population ****45.5%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 68.0% for women. 51% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 222 (80%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (8%) · **■** Marginal 2 (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

- Wadi Limbu663 people
- Dhundare642 people
- Asode638 people
- Agargaon634 people
- Sadvali613 people
- Zapade597 people
- Majal595 people
- Khorninko586 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kurchumb?415802
- How far is Kurchumb from Ratnagiri?40 km by road
- What is the population of Kurchumb?613 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurchumb in?Ratnagiri district (Lanja sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kurchumb?77.6% (Census 2011)