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

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Village · Lanja, Ratnagiri 

# Machal

Machal is a village in Lanja sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416701**. The 2011 Census counted **427 people in 95 households**, the 92nd largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 427people (2011)
- 95households
- 65.0%literacy
- 416701PIN code

## Machal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Machal is 416701.** Machal falls in Lanja sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416701
- Community development blockLanja
- Census village code565965

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

## How far is Machal from nearby towns?

- Lanja (sub-district HQ)62 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)62 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)53 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 Machal?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Machal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sakharapa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ratnagiri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lanja
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Machal known for?

About 13% of the 716 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 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 Machal

Of every 100 households in Machal in 2011, 79 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Machal · ■ Lanja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**78%

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

**5%

Tap water ****0%**

**55%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**36%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****34%**

**50%

Television ****6%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****60%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Machal?

■ Machal · ■ Lanja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.0%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**1163

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1238**

**889

Working population ****66.5%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 52.9% for women. 67% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 280 (99%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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

- Panore Tarf Harche451 people
- Kolhewadi444 people
- Wadgaon442 people
- Ravari431 people
- Nandivali414 people
- Pateregaon404 people
- Buddhawadi T.veravali Bk.401 people
- Kunane398 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Machal?416701
- How far is Machal from Ratnagiri?62 km by road
- What is the population of Machal?427 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machal in?Ratnagiri district (Lanja sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Machal?65.0% (Census 2011)