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

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Village · Lanja, Ratnagiri 

# Wadgaon

Wadgaon is a village in Lanja sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **442 people in 117 households**, the 90th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 442people (2011)
- 117households
- 80.0%literacy
- 1,085females per 1,000 males

## Wadgaon PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockLanja
- Census village code565916

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

## How far is Wadgaon from nearby towns?

- Lanja (sub-district HQ)51 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)40 km by road
- Ratnagiri (nearest town)40 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 Wadgaon?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Wadgaon; 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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 · Lanja
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Lanja
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Lanja
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 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, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 17 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 Wadgaon known for?

About 30% of the 622 hectares of village land is sown, and 188 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 Wadgaon

Of every 100 households in Wadgaon in 2011, 94 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Wadgaon · ■ Lanja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**5%

Tap water ****86%**

**55%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**36%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****50%**

**50%

Television ****29%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**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 Wadgaon?

■ Wadgaon · ■ Lanja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1085**

**1163

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**889

Working population ****63.6%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.1% for men and 69.9% for women. 63% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 74 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (23%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 31 (11%) · **■** Marginal 110 (39%)

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

- Padyar465 people
- Buddhawadi Tarf Devdhe464 people
- Panore Tarf Harche451 people
- Kolhewadi444 people
- Ravari431 people
- Machal427 people
- Nandivali414 people
- Pateregaon404 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Wadgaon from Ratnagiri?40 km by road
- What is the population of Wadgaon?442 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wadgaon in?Ratnagiri district (Lanja sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Wadgaon?80.0% (Census 2011)