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

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Village · Lanja, Ratnagiri 

# Palu

Palu is a village in Lanja sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416701**. The 2011 Census counted **763 people in 180 households**, the 46th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 763people (2011)
- 180households
- 71.0%literacy
- 416701PIN code

## Palu PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code416701
- Community development blockLanja
- Census village code565974

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

## How far is Palu from nearby towns?

- Lanja (sub-district HQ)62 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)62 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)45 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 Palu?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Palu; 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
- ●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
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shivashi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shiposhi
- ○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) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / 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 Palu known for?

About 15% of the 1,240 hectares of village land is sown, and 180 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 Palu

Of every 100 households in Palu in 2011, 84 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Palu · ■ Lanja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**5%

Tap water ****35%**

**55%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**36%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****35%**

**50%

Television ****16%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**31%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Palu?

■ Palu · ■ Lanja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1186**

**1163

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111**

**889

Working population ****38.3%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 62.0% for women. 46% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 166 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 32 (11%) · **■** Marginal 91 (31%)

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

- Waghrat807 people
- Kadugaon790 people
- Talavade787 people
- Waghangaon765 people
- Bapere752 people
- Varachi Shiravali751 people
- Ringane749 people
- Korle734 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palu?416701
- How far is Palu from Ratnagiri?62 km by road
- What is the population of Palu?763 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palu in?Ratnagiri district (Lanja sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Palu?71.0% (Census 2011)