Lanja is a small town located at 16°51′N73°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 Adavali on Konkan railway which is around 15 km away.
Historyedit
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.[2]
Demographicsedit
As of 2001[update] India census,[3] 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.
^. Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
April 11, 2024
lanja, lanjacitylanjalocation, maharashtra, indiacoordinates, 55country, indiastatemaharashtradistrictratnagirielevation166, population, 2011, total25, 000demonymlanjekarlanguages, officialmarathitime, zoneutc, vehicle, registrationmh, 08contents, geography, h. lanjacitylanjaLocation in Maharashtra IndiaCoordinates 16 51 N 73 33 E 16 85 N 73 55 E 16 85 73 55Country IndiaStateMaharashtraDistrictRatnagiriElevation166 m 545 ft Population 2011 Total25 000DemonymLanjekarLanguages OfficialMarathiTime zoneUTC 5 30 IST Vehicle registrationMh 08Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Demographics 4 ReferencesGeography editLanja is a small town 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 Adavali on Konkan railway which is around 15 km away History editFrom 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 2 Demographics editAs of 2001 update India census 3 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 References edit Falling Rain Genomics Inc Lanja LANJE maharashtra gov in Census of India 2001 Data from the 2001 Census including cities villages and towns Provisional Census Commission of India Archived from the original on 16 June 2004 Retrieved 1 November 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lanja amp oldid 1129798675, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
