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

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Village · Lanja, Ratnagiri 

# Veral

Veral is a village in Lanja sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,005 people in 246 households**, the 33rd largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 1,005people (2011)
- 246households
- 74.7%literacy
- 1,194females per 1,000 males

## Veral PIN code and other codes

Veral falls in Lanja sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockLanja
- Census village code565886

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

## How far is Veral from nearby towns?

- Lanja (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)38 km by road
- Ratnagiri (nearest town)38 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 Veral?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Veral; 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lanja
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Lanja
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Lanja
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- 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 Veral known for?

About 0% of the 478 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Veral

Of every 100 households in Veral in 2011, 94 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Veral · ■ Lanja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**5%

Tap water ****64%**

**55%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**94%

Use banking services ****34%**

**50%

Television ****28%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****39%**

**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 Veral?

■ Veral · ■ Lanja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1194**

**1163

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1237**

**889

Working population ****60.5%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 63.6% for women. 66% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 180 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (6%) · **■** Other work 55 (9%) · **■** Marginal 336 (55%)

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

- Indavati1,019 people
- Agave1,017 people
- Roon1,015 people
- Adavali1,010 people
- Beni Bk.964 people
- Isavali940 people
- Anjanari933 people
- Beni Kh.930 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Veral from Ratnagiri?38 km by road
- What is the population of Veral?1,005 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Veral in?Ratnagiri district (Lanja sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Veral?74.7% (Census 2011)