# Waked Village, Lanja, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/lanja/waked/ Village · Lanja, Ratnagiri # Waked Waked is a village in Lanja sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,346 people in 349 households**, the 12th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%. - 1,346people (2011) - 349households - 72.8%literacy - 1,164females per 1,000 males ## Waked PIN code and other codes Waked falls in Lanja sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockLanja - Census village code565955 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Waked from nearby towns? - Lanja (sub-district HQ)55 km by road - Ratnagiri (district HQ)55 km by road - Rajapur (nearest town)22 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 Waked? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Waked; 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 · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National 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 schoolunder 5 km · Watul - ○Degree college10+ km · Ratnagiri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ratnagiri - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube 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 Waked known for? The main crops are **paddy, mango and cashew**. Products made here include wooden furniture and burudkam. About 49% of the 988 hectares of village land is sown, and 485 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 Waked Of every 100 households in Waked in 2011, 92 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Waked · ■ Lanja rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **93% Toilet within the home ****89%** **78% No toilet (open defecation) ****3%** **5% Tap water ****84%** **55% Drinking water within premises ****49%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **94% Use banking services ****44%** **50% Television ****27%** **26% Mobile phone ****47%** **29% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****13%** **31% Own their home ****93%** **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 Waked? ■ Waked · ■ Lanja rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%** **76.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1164** **1163 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896** **889 Working population ****35.3%** **51.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.5% for men and 61.4% for women. 46% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 153 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (15%) · **■** Household industry 22 (5%) · **■** Other work 79 (17%) · **■** Marginal 151 (32%) 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 - Veravli Kh.1,474 people - Kot1,446 people - Hardkhale1,443 people - Kochari1,417 people - Punas1,334 people - Devdhe1,293 people - Shiposhi1,293 people - Veravli Bk.1,283 people [All 122 villages in Lanja](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/lanja/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Waked from Ratnagiri?55 km by road - What is the population of Waked?1,346 (Census 2011) - Which district is Waked in?Ratnagiri district (Lanja sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Waked?72.8% (Census 2011)