# Varachi Shiravali Village, Lanja, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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Village · Lanja, Ratnagiri 

# Varachi Shiravali

Varachi Shiravali is a village in Lanja sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **751 people in 198 households**, the 48th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 751people (2011)
- 198households
- 62.6%literacy
- 1,384females per 1,000 males

## Varachi Shiravali PIN code and other codes

Varachi Shiravali falls in Lanja sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockLanja
- Census village code565986

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

## How far is Varachi Shiravali from nearby towns?

- Lanja (sub-district HQ)65 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)65 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)30 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 Varachi Shiravali?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Varachi Shiravali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Watul
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ratnagiri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ratnagiri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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 Varachi Shiravali known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 18% of the 171 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Varachi Shiravali

Of every 100 households in Varachi Shiravali in 2011, 86 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Varachi Shiravali · ■ Lanja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**5%

Tap water ****97%**

**55%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****51%**

**50%

Television ****9%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****37%**

**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 Varachi Shiravali?

■ Varachi Shiravali · ■ Lanja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1384**

**1163

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****673**

**889

Working population ****64.3%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.4% for men and 52.9% for women. 58% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 463 (96%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (2%) · **■** Marginal 3 (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

- Talavade787 people
- Waghangaon765 people
- Palu763 people
- Bapere752 people
- Ringane749 people
- Korle734 people
- Kondage733 people
- Mogargaon731 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Varachi Shiravali from Ratnagiri?65 km by road
- What is the population of Varachi Shiravali?751 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Varachi Shiravali in?Ratnagiri district (Lanja sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Varachi Shiravali?62.6% (Census 2011)