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

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Village · Lanja, Ratnagiri 

# Waghrat

Waghrat is a village in Lanja sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **807 people in 214 households**, the 42nd largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 807people (2011)
- 214households
- 70.1%literacy
- 1,381females per 1,000 males

## Waghrat PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockLanja
- Census village code565904

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

## How far is Waghrat from nearby towns?

- Lanja (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)35 km by road
- Ratnagiri (nearest town)35 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 Waghrat?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Waghrat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle 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
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Wadilimbu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lanja
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lanja
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Waghrat known for?

About 23% of the 866 hectares of village land is sown, and 195 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 Waghrat

Of every 100 households in Waghrat in 2011, 82 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Waghrat · ■ Lanja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**5%

Tap water ****37%**

**55%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****28%**

**50%

Television ****21%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**31%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Waghrat?

■ Waghrat · ■ Lanja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1381**

**1163

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1216**

**889

Working population ****50.2%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 62.4% for women. 47% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 404 (100%)

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

- Golavashi879 people
- Kangavali876 people
- Kondye861 people
- Kurne832 people
- Kadugaon790 people
- Talavade787 people
- Waghangaon765 people
- Palu763 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Waghrat from Ratnagiri?35 km by road
- What is the population of Waghrat?807 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Waghrat in?Ratnagiri district (Lanja sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Waghrat?70.1% (Census 2011)