# Puragaon Village, Lanja, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/lanja/puragaon/ Village · Lanja, Ratnagiri # Puragaon Puragaon is a village in Lanja sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416701**. The 2011 Census counted **233 people in 51 households**, the 114th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%. - 233people (2011) - 51households - 90.8%literacy - 416701PIN code ## Puragaon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Puragaon is 416701.** Puragaon falls in Lanja sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. - PIN code416701 - Community development blockLanja - Census village code565939 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Puragaon from nearby towns? - Lanja (sub-district HQ)53 km by road - Ratnagiri (district HQ)53 km by road - Rajapur (nearest town)42 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 Puragaon? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Puragaon; 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lanja - ○Degree college10+ km · Ratnagiri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ratnagiri - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Puragaon known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 144 hectares of village land is sown, and 123 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 Puragaon Of every 100 households in Puragaon in 2011, 98 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Puragaon · ■ Lanja rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **93% Toilet within the home ****100%** **78% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **5% Tap water ****15%** **55% Drinking water within premises ****69%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%** **94% Use banking services ****77%** **50% Television ****54%** **26% Mobile phone ****67%** **29% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****19%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **2% None of these assets ****17%** **31% Own their home ****92%** **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 Puragaon? ■ Puragaon · ■ Lanja rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****90.8%** **76.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1062** **1163 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****455** **889 Working population ****39.1%** **51.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.1% for men and 87.8% for women. 53% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 18 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (5%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 34 (37%) · **■** Marginal 31 (34%) 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 - Hasol292 people - Patilgaon263 people - Ramgaon257 people - Bankhor247 people - Shirambavali215 people - Koldhe212 people - Borthade209 people - Guravwadi187 people [All 122 villages in Lanja](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/lanja/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Puragaon?416701 - How far is Puragaon from Ratnagiri?53 km by road - What is the population of Puragaon?233 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puragaon in?Ratnagiri district (Lanja sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Puragaon?90.8% (Census 2011)