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Lanja Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Ratnagiri, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Lanja is a Census Town city situated in Lanja taluka of Ratnagiri district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,375 families residing in the Lanja city. The total population of Lanja is 14,377 out of which 7,173 are males and 7,204 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Lanja is 1,004.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Lanja city is 1521 which is 11% of the total population. There are 777 male children and 744 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Lanja is 958 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,004).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Lanja is 92.3%. Thus Lanja has higher literacy rate compared to 82.2% of Ratnagiri district. The male literacy rate is 95.9% and the female literacy rate is 88.82% in Lanja.

Lanja Census Town has total administration over 3,375 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Lanja Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Lanja Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 1,521 777 744
Literacy 92.3% 85.5% 79.7%
Scheduled Caste 807 378 429
Scheduled Tribe 82 40 42
Illiterate 2,505 1,039 1,466

Caste-wise Population - Lanja

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.6% of total population in Lanja.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 807 378 429
Schedule Tribe 82 40 42

Religion-wise Population - Lanja

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Lanja is 10,917 which is 75.93% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Lanja is 2,487 which is 17.3% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Lanja as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 10,917 (75.93%) 5,499 5,418
Muslim 2,487 (17.3%) 1,215 1,272
Christian 53 (0.37%) 33 20
Sikh 14 (0.1%) 8 6
Buddhist 820 (5.7%) 378 442
Jain 82 (0.57%) 39 43
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 4 (0.03%) 1 3

Literacy Rate - Lanja

The total literacy rate of Lanja was 92.35% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 82.34% of Maharashtra. Population-wise, out of total 11,872 literates, males were 6,134 while females were 5,738. Also the male literacy rate was 95.9% and the female literacy rate was 88.82% in Lanja.

  Lanja Maharashtra
Female 88.82% 75.87%
Male 95.9% 88.38%
Total 92.35% 82.34%

Sex Ratio - Lanja

The Sex Ratio of Lanja is 1,004. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,004 females in Lanja. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 958 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,004 ) of Lanja.

Child Population - Lanja

According to Census 2011, there were 1,521 children between age 0 to 6 years in Lanja. Out of which 777 were male while 744 were female.

Working Population - Lanja

In Lanja Census Town out of total population, 4,828 were engaged in work activities. 88.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,828 workers engaged in Main Work, 393 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 181 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,276 3,448 828
Cultivators 393 303 90
Agriculture Labourer 181 130 51
Household Industries 73 52 21
Other Workers 3,629 2,963 666
Marginal Workers 552 345 207
Non Working 9,549 3,380 6,169

Lanja Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Lanja is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 14,377 82.6% 1,004

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