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

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Village · Lanja, Ratnagiri 

# Vilavade

Vilavade is a village in Lanja sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,091 people in 266 households**, the 25th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 1,091people (2011)
- 266households
- 82.9%literacy
- 1,131females per 1,000 males

## Vilavade PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockLanja
- Census village code565982

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

## How far is Vilavade from nearby towns?

- Lanja (sub-district HQ)60 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)60 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)20 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 Vilavade?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Vilavade; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn 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 · Watul
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ratnagiri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lanja
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes 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 Vilavade known for?

The main crops are **rice, mango and cashew**. Products made here include wooden furniture and wooden furniture. About 36% of the 1,034 hectares of village land is sown, and 376 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 Vilavade

Of every 100 households in Vilavade in 2011, 88 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Vilavade · ■ Lanja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**93%

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

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**5%

Tap water ****19%**

**55%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**94%

Use banking services ****77%**

**50%

Television ****29%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**31%

Own their home ****70%**

**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 Vilavade?

■ Vilavade · ■ Lanja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1131**

**1163

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873**

**889

Working population ****41.8%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.1% for men and 73.3% for women. 48% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 315 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 55 (12%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 45 (10%) · **■** Marginal 37 (8%)

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

- Harche1,229 people
- Bhade1,198 people
- Whel1,167 people
- Javade1,103 people
- Panhale1,065 people
- Math1,053 people
- Upale1,048 people
- Indavati1,019 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Vilavade from Ratnagiri?60 km by road
- What is the population of Vilavade?1,091 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vilavade in?Ratnagiri district (Lanja sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Vilavade?82.9% (Census 2011)
