Lanja, Maharashtra
Lanja is a town in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra and serves as Nagar Panchayat. It is also a Block, Taluka and Block Panchayat of Ratnagiri district.
As on December 2024, the current population of Lanja is 933 out of which 515 are males and rest 418 are females. The sex ratio of this town is 812 females per 1000 males. There are around 102 teenagers in Lanja. It has literacy rate of 73% which means around 684 persons can read and write. Total 186 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the town. There are around 145 households in Lanja, which means every family has 6 members on average. The town has working population of 242.
These 2 villages comes under Lanja Nagar Panchayat.
Schools
Lanja has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- New English School & T.P.Shetye Junior College Lanja
- Zilla Parishad Primary School Lanja No. 5
- Prataprao Mane Vidya. & Sumitra Desai Junior College Bhambed
- Nya.Kai. V.V. Athale Vidya. Shiposhi
- La.R.S. Berde Vidya. Sapuchetale
Lanja Block Panchayat
Manasi Siddheswar Ambekar is the President (Block Pramukh) of Block Panchayat Lanja, who can be contacted at email address manasiambekar85@gmail.com and mobile number 85520xxx78. The Block Development Officer (BDO) is Uday Sakharam Chalke, who can be reached at email address udaychalke06@gmail.com and mobile number 95523xxx14. The Block address is Panchayat Samiti Lanja, Pincode - 416701. You can reach there by taking a bus till Lanja bus stop which is less than a km away. The Block has library facility, internet facility and Wi-Fi facility.There are twelve computers available for various works.It also has a CSC center. Lanja Block Panchayat consists of total 60 Village Panchayat.
- Adavli
- Agave
- Anjanari
- Argaon
- Asage
- Beni BK.
- Beni KD.
- Bhade
- Bhambed
- Devadhe
- Gwane
- Golavshi
- Govil
- Harche
- Hardkhale
- Iandavati
- Isavali
- Javade
- Kanagavli
- Khanavli
- Kavadi
- Khorninko
- Khochri
- Kolthe
- Kolhewadi
- Kondge
- Kondye
- Korle
- Kot
- Kurang
- Kurchub
- Kurane
- Majal
- Math
- Nivsar
- Palu
- Panhale
- Parbhenvali
- Punas
- Ravari
- Raigane
- Run
- Salape
- Satvali
- Shiposhi
- Shiravli
- Talavde
- Upale
- Wangule
- Veral
- Vervli BD.
- Vervli KD.
- Vilavde
- Bivali
- Wadgaon
- Wagangaon
- Waghart
- Waked
- Vehel
- Zapde
Other villages in Lanja Taluka
Lanja Taluka has total 1 villages which are currently not mapped to any Village Panchayat.