Lanja Tehsil - Ratnagiri District, Maharashtra

Lanja is an administrative tehsil in the Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Lanja is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Adavali, while the nearest airport is Kolhapur Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 61.9 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 747 km², including 729.64 km² rural area and 17.11 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 1140 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Lanja Tehsil

Lanja Tehsil has a total of 123 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Adavali	Rural	Adavli
2	Agargaon	Rural	Kot
3	Agargaon (Lanja)	Rural	Kot
4	Agave	Rural	Agave
5	Anandgaon	Rural	Panhale
6	Anjanari	Rural	Anjanari
7	Argaon	Rural	Argaon
8	Asage	Rural	Asage
9	Asode	Rural	Math
10	Baing	Rural	Shiposhi
11	Bankhor	Rural	Parbhenvali
12	Bapere	Rural	Ravari
13	Beni Bk.	Rural	Beni Bk.
14	Beni Kh.	Rural	Beni Kd.
15	Bhade	Rural	Bhade
16	Bhambed	Rural	Bhambed
17	Borivale	Rural	Shiposhi
18	Borthade	Rural	Waked
19	Buddhawadi Tarf Devdhe	Rural	Devadhe
20	Budhawadi Tarf Salpe	Rural	Salape
21	Budhawadi Tarfe Vervali Bk.	Rural	Vervli Bd.
22	Chafet	Rural	Punas
23	Chinchurti	Rural	Palu
24	Daphalewadi	Rural	Khochri
25	Devdhe	Rural	Devadhe
26	Dhundare	Rural	Beni Kd.
27	Dolasgaon	Rural	Vervli Bd.
28	Gangarkarwadigaon	Rural	Math
29	Gautamgaon	Rural	Punas
30	Gavane	Rural	Gwane
31	Ghadashigaon	Rural	Kurane
32	Golavashi	Rural	Golavshi
33	Gondesakhal	Urban	Not applicable
34	Govil	Rural	Govil
35	Guravwadi	Rural	Govil
36	Harche	Rural	Harche
37	Hardkhale	Rural	Hardkhale
38	Hasol	Rural	Wadgaon
39	Indavati	Rural	Iandavati
40	Isavali	Rural	Isavali
41	Javade	Rural	Javade
42	Joshigaon	Rural	Agave
43	Kadugaon	Rural	Math
44	Kangavali	Rural	Kanagavli
45	Kante	Rural	Zapde
46	Katalgaon	Rural	Javade
47	Kelambe	Rural	Bivali
48	Kelvali	Rural	Salape
49	Khanavali	Rural	Khanavli
50	Khavadi	Rural	Kavadi
51	Kheravse	Rural	Beni Kd.
52	Khorgaon	Rural	Kondge
53	Khorninko	Rural	Khorninko
54	Kochari	Rural	Khochri
55	Koldhe	Rural	Kolthe
56	Kolhewadi	Rural	Kolhewadi
57	Kondage	Rural	Kondge
58	Kondgaon	Rural	Raigane
59	Kondye	Rural	Kondye
60	Korle	Rural	Korle
61	Kot	Rural	Kot
62	Kudewadi	Rural	Bhambed
63	Kumbhargaon	Rural	Kolthe
64	Kunane	Rural	Argaon
65	Kurang	Rural	Kurang
66	Kurchumb	Rural	Kurchub
67	Kurne	Rural	Kurane
68	Kuve	Urban	Not applicable
69	Lanja	Unmapped	Not applicable
70	Lavgan	Rural	Khanavli
71	Machal	Rural	Palu
72	Majal	Rural	Majal
73	Manche	Rural	Devadhe
74	Math	Rural	Math
75	Mogargaon	Rural	Vehel
76	Musalmanwadi	Rural	Veral
77	Muslimgaon	Rural	Korle
78	Name	Rural	Palu
79	Nandivali	Rural	Anjanari
80	Nioshi	Rural	Iandavati
81	Nivasar	Rural	Nivsar
82	Padvan	Rural	Vervli Kd.
83	Padyar	Rural	Kurane
84	Palu	Rural	Palu
85	Panhale	Rural	Panhale
86	Panore	Rural	Isavali
87	Panore Tarf Harche	Rural	Harche
88	Pateregaon	Rural	Veral
89	Patilgaon	Rural	Raigane
90	Prabhanvalli	Rural	Parbhenvali
91	Punas	Rural	Punas
92	Puragaon	Rural	Wangule
93	Ramane	Rural	Kolthe
94	Rambadegaon	Rural	Kondye
95	Ramgaon	Rural	Vervli Bd.
96	Ravari	Rural	Ravari
97	Ringane	Rural	Raigane
98	Roon	Rural	Run
99	Sadvali	Rural	Run
100	Salpe	Rural	Salape
101	Satavali	Rural	Satvali
102	Shiposhi	Rural	Shiposhi
103	Shirambavali	Rural	Anjanari
104	Shiravali	Rural	Shiravli
105	Talavade	Rural	Talavde
106	Upale	Rural	Upale
107	Vangule	Rural	Wangule
108	Varachi Shiravali	Rural	Shiravli
109	Veral	Rural	Veral
110	Veravli Bk.	Rural	Vervli Bd.
111	Vervali Kh.	Rural	Vervli Kd.
112	Vesurle	Rural	Punas
113	Vilavade	Rural	Vilavde
114	Virgaon	Rural	Upale
115	Vivali	Rural	Bivali
116	Wadgaon	Rural	Wadgaon
117	Wadilimbu	Rural	Waghart
118	Waghangaon	Rural	Wagangaon
119	Waghrat	Rural	Waghart
120	Waked	Rural	Waked
121	Whel	Rural	Vehel
122	Yeravande	Rural	Kanagavli
123	Zapade	Rural	Zapde

Population of Lanja Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Lanja Tehsil has a total population of 1,06,986 people, consisting of 49,985 males and 57,001 females. There are 26,040 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 143 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Particulars	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,06,986	92,609	14,377
Male Population	49,985	42,812	7,173
Female Population	57,001	49,797	7,204
Total Households	26,040	22,665	3,375
Population Density	143 / km²	127 / km²	840 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 76,119 literate people and 10,101 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 7,018 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 229 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Particulars	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	10,101	8,580	1,521
Literate Population	76,119	64,247	11,872
Illiterate Population	30,867	28,362	2,505
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	7,018	6,211	807
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	229	147	82

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Tehsil Overview
Tehsil (Hindi)	Lanja (लांजा)
District	Ratnagiri
State / UT	Maharashtra
Railway Station	Adavali
Total Area	747 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	1140
Total Population (2011)	1,06,986
Density	143/km²
Total Villages	123

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