# Shiposhi Village, Lanja, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/lanja/shiposhi/ Village · Lanja, Ratnagiri # Shiposhi Shiposhi is a village in Lanja sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,293 people in 339 households**, the 15th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%. - 1,293people (2011) - 339households - 82.4%literacy - 1,173females per 1,000 males ## Shiposhi PIN code and other codes Shiposhi falls in Lanja sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockLanja - Census village code565969 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shiposhi from nearby towns? - Lanja (sub-district HQ)57 km by road - Ratnagiri (district HQ)45 km by road - Ratnagiri (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 Shiposhi? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Shiposhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lanja - ○Degree college10+ km · Lanja - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 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 Shiposhi known for? About 49% of the 482 hectares of village land is sown, and 234 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 Shiposhi Of every 100 households in Shiposhi in 2011, 90 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Shiposhi · ■ Lanja rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **93% Toilet within the home ****98%** **78% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **5% Tap water ****94%** **55% Drinking water within premises ****83%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **94% Use banking services ****67%** **50% Television ****28%** **26% Mobile phone ****25%** **29% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****37%** **31% Own their home ****97%** **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 Shiposhi? ■ Shiposhi · ■ Lanja rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.4%** **76.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1173** **1163 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****742** **889 Working population ****32.9%** **51.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.3% for men and 74.4% for women. 56% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 125 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 245 (58%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 41 (10%) · **■** Marginal 13 (3%) 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 - Kochari1,417 people - Waked1,346 people - Punas1,334 people - Devdhe1,293 people - Veravli Bk.1,283 people - Nivasar1,272 people - Govil1,271 people - Khavadi1,269 people [All 122 villages in Lanja](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/lanja/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shiposhi from Ratnagiri?45 km by road - What is the population of Shiposhi?1,293 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shiposhi in?Ratnagiri district (Lanja sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shiposhi?82.4% (Census 2011)