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

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Village · Lanja, Ratnagiri 

# Whel

Whel is a village in Lanja sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,167 people in 261 households**, the 23rd largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 1,167people (2011)
- 261households
- 70.9%literacy
- 1,181females per 1,000 males

## Whel PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockLanja
- Census village code565984

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

## How far is Whel from nearby towns?

- Lanja (sub-district HQ)66 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)66 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)30 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 Whel?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Whel; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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 · Ratnagiri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Whel known for?

The main crops are **rice, cashew and mango**. Products made here include wooden furniture and burudkam. About 53% of the 758 hectares of village land is sown, and 400 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 Whel

Of every 100 households in Whel in 2011, 94 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Whel · ■ Lanja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**5%

Tap water ****97%**

**55%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****19%**

**50%

Television ****20%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**31%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Whel?

■ Whel · ■ Lanja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1181**

**1163

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877**

**889

Working population ****55.0%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.5% for men and 61.4% for women. 53% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 331 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (10%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (2%) · **■** Marginal 231 (36%)

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

- Khavadi1,269 people
- Vangule1,244 people
- Harche1,229 people
- Bhade1,198 people
- Javade1,103 people
- Vilavade1,091 people
- Panhale1,065 people
- Math1,053 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Whel from Ratnagiri?66 km by road
- What is the population of Whel?1,167 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Whel in?Ratnagiri district (Lanja sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Whel?70.9% (Census 2011)