Lanja

Lanja
लांजा
city
Lanja

Location in Maharashtra, India

Coordinates: 16°51′N 73°33′E / 16.85°N 73.55°E / 16.85; 73.55Coordinates: 16°51′N 73°33′E / 16.85°N 73.55°E / 16.85; 73.55
Country  India
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Elevation 166 m (545 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 18,000
Demonym(s) Lanjekar
Languages
 • Official Marathi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration Mh 08

Lanja is a census town in Ratnagiri district in the Western Indian state of Maharashtra. About 50 km from the district headquarters Lanja is well known for its climatic variability as it has ample rains as well as good enough winters followed by heating summers. Lanja is also well known for cashewnut processing as number of small as well as medium scale processing factories are located in and nearby the town. Also Ratnagiri Alphonso, which is famous for its taste all over the world is produced in certain nearby villages in Lanja tahsil.

Geography

Lanja is located at 16°51′N 73°33′E / 16.85°N 73.55°E / 16.85; 73.55.[1] It has an average elevation of 166 metres (544 feet). It's a Taluka head in Ratnagiri district. National highway popularly known as Mumbai-Goa Highway passes through it. Nearest rail head is Adivali on konkan railway which is around 15 km away.

History

From the time of the Peshva up to 1 August 1879, when Vengurle was made a sub-division, Lanja was the headquarters of a petty division of Rajapur.

In the village is the grave of a Muhammedan saint named Syed Chand Bukhari Ali Faqir, said to have lived about five hundred years ago. Yearly at the Magh (January–February) full moon an Urus is held, when the tomb is, with ceremonies and prayers, covered with a cloth and sprinkled with powdered sandalwood. The fair is still largely attended (1960), by people of different communities from Lanja and the neighbouring villages. Shopkeepers come from Rajapur and open temporary booths at which for about a month coarse country and imported cloth and miscellaneous articles are sold. There is also a domed tomb near the village with no more definite history than that it marks the grave of a princess who died on a journey. [Nairne in Ind. Ant. II. 317.]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Lanja had a population of 237000. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Lanja has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 69%. In Lanja, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Institutions

Lanja city has branches of Bank of India, (est.1969), State Bank of India,Janata bank, State bank of Hyderabad,Lokmanya Tilak co operative bank, RDC bank, Chiplun urban bank, Rajapur urban bank,IDBI bank, Bank of Maharashtra and Saraswat co-op. Bank. There is a ZP Hospital and a ST Bus depot. Also there are number of ZP schools as well as a Secondary Education school popularly known as New English School. Late Eknath Rane English Medium high-school and Dnyaneshwar Vidya Mandir offer Secondary and primary education respectively in English. Senior college for Arts, Commerce and Science is also located in the town.

Climate

The temperatures are often below 10 degrees Celsius in winters. In summer they jump up to 40 degrees Celsius.

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Villages in Lanja

  1. Adavali
  2. Agargaon
  3. Agargaon
  4. Anjanare
  5. Argaon
  6. Asage
  7. Asode
  8. Baing
  9. Bankhor
  10. Bapere
  11. Beni Budruk
  12. Beni Khurd
  13. Bhade
  14. Bhambhed
  15. Borival
  16. Borthade
  17. Buddawadi (Devdhe)
  18. Buddawadi (Salpe)
  19. Buddawadi Veravali
  20. Chafet
  21. Chinchurti
  22. Daphale
  23. Devhe
  24. Dhundare
  25. Dolas
  26. Gangar
  27. Kargaon
  28. Gautam gaon
  29. Gavane
  30. Ghadashi
  31. Golavashi
  32. Gondesakal
  33. Govil
  34. Guravwadi
  35. Harche
  36. Hardkhale
  37. Hasol
  38. Indavati Isavali
  39. Javade
  40. Joshigaon
  41. Kadugaon
  42. Kangavali
  43. Kante
  44. Katalgaon
  45. Kelambe
  46. Kelvani
  47. Khanavali
  48. Khavadi
  49. Kheravse
  50. Khorgaon
  51. Khorninko
  52. Kochari
  53. Koldhe
  54. Kolhewadi Kondage
  55. Kondgaon
  56. Kondye
  57. Korle
  58. Kot
  59. Kudewade
  60. Kumbhargaon
  61. Kunane
  62. Kurang
  63. Kurchumb(Manewadi, Suwarewadi, Guravwadi, Tapekarwadi, Jadhavwadi)
  64. Kurne
  65. Kuve
  66. Lanja
  67. Lavgan
  68. Machal
  69. Majal
  70. Manche
  71. Math
  72. Mogargaon
  73. Musalmanwadi
  74. Muslimgaon
  75. Name
  76. Nandivali
  77. Nivasar
  78. Nivoshi
  79. Padavan
  80. Padyar
  81. Palu
  82. Panhale
  83. Panor
  84. Panor (Harche)
  85. Patergaon
  86. Patilgaon
  87. Prabhanvalli
  88. Punas
  89. Puragaon
  90. Ramane
  91. Rambadegaon
  92. Ramgaon
  93. Ravari
  94. Ringane
  95. Roon
  96. Sadvali
  97. Salpe
  98. Satavali
  99. Shiposhi
  100. Shirambavali
  101. Talavade
  102. Upale
  103. Vangule Shiravali
  104. Veral
  105. Veravali Budruk
  106. Veravali khurd(m patil)
  107. Vesurle
  108. Vilavade
  109. Virgaon
  110. Vivali
  111. Wadgaon
  112. Wadi Limbu
  113. Waghangaon
  114. Waghrat
  115. Waked
  116. Whel
  117. Yeravande
  118. Zapade
  119. Zarye

Hotels & Restaurants

Nearby cities: Lanja, Rajapur and Ratnagiri Coordinates: 16°45'53"N 73°27'22"

References

  1. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Lanja
  2. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  3. ↑ Argaon is a town in the Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra state in (India). Ratnagiri is a coastal district on the Arabian Seafront. The landmass on the western part of Maharashtra along the Arabian Sea, sandwiched between the sea and a mountain range named Sahyadri, is known as Konkan. Argaon is situated at the foothills of Sahyadri mountains. A seasonal river named 'Naveri' runs through the hilly landscape. Sahyadri through thick vegetation With its evergreen vegetation and hilly landscape, it is pristine in the months of monsoon and after. Argaon has a small population because the majority of the people there have migrated to Mumbai, an industrial town. However, their attachment to their native place brings them back every summer and during the Ganapati festivals. Public transport to Argaon is from Lanja, a tehsil town and from Rajapur, another tehsil in the vicinity. Six State Transport (ST) of Maharashtra buses ply during the day. One can avail auto rickshaws and other private vehicles like the jeeps for the purpose. Kolhapur city is just about 100 kilometers and can be approached by Anuskura Ghat section which lies in another village in the vicinity. Ratnagiri city is about 83 kilometers from the village and a regular State Transport bus ply between the village and city. Argaon is surrounded by Ringane, Whel, vilawade of Lanja Taluka and kurang, palule ,zarye of Lanja Taluka, on the east side Sahyadri ranges separate it from Shahuwadi Taluka of Kolhapur district. Drive way from Mumbai is on National Highway 17 (NH17) across Lanja town and a left turn from Watul village takes you on state highway towards Argaon. Vilavade is the nearest railway station on Konkan Railway router, from where one has to take a private vehicle for another 04 km journey towards Argaon. Agriculture and related businesses are prominent with the residents. Horticulture is catching up. This region can grow good quality Alphanso Mangos and cashew nuts. Good quality teakwood is also planted en masse. There are Three primary schools in the village; for secondary school, children have to walk about five kilometers in a neighboring village. Education is in Marathi language. From here you can visit the Vishalgad/Vishalgarh by trekking your way through the forest and Sahyadris which was under the reign of Surve Dynasty of Kumbharkani. Electricity, telephones, and piped drinking water are the few developments in last 10–15 years. A few grocery shops are there to serve the needs of the locals. Cellphone network is available. The language spoken here is Marathi, though some can understand Hindi and English. Dahikala As with a typical Indian village, there are goddesses, Kedarling and Gangeswar, as village deities. in the month of February on the day of Shivratri. Major festivals are Ganapati Utsav, Dahikala, Holi or Shimga, Navratra, Diwali, and Shivaratri; Ganapati Utsav is biggest of all of them. People visit their native village during Ganapati festival and is celebrated with gusto. Other major festival is Holi and is known better as Shimga locally.

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