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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RAJARAM LUKAJI HARMALE
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- LGD code
- 565897
- Pincode
- 416712
- Post office
- Devadhe
- Population
- 480
- Households
- 97
- Literacy rate
- 60%
- Sex ratio
- 1192 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 240
Census 2011 · in context
How Manche compares
By population, Manche ranks #85 of 122 villages in Lanja mandal.
Literacy rate
%
60.0%
−9.4% vs mandal average
Manche60.0%
Lanja mandal69.4%
Ratnagiri district74.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,192
+29 vs mandal average
Manche1,192
Lanja mandal1,163
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.8 vs mandal average
Manche4.9
Lanja mandal4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Manche at a glance
Manche is a village of 480 people in 97 households (Census 2011) in Lanja taluka, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, the 85th-largest of 122 villages in Lanja taluka. Literacy is 60%, 9 points below the taluka average of 69% and the sex ratio is 1,192 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 416712, served by Devadhe post office; the LGD village code is 565897. The sarpanch is RAJARAM LUKAJI HARMALE, and the village votes in Daund assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kul Rahul Subhashrao. The population is estimated at 566 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Devadhe →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manche · this village | 480 | 60% | — |
| Devdhe · Lanja | 1,293 | 75% | — |
| Buddhawadi Tarf Devdhe · Lanja | 464 | 73% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Manche
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Ratnagiri
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 40
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 40
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 240.11
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 109.88
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Manche
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Manche
- LGD code
- 565897
- Pincode
- 416712
- Post office
- Devadhe
- Population (Census 2011)
- 480
- Population (projected 2026)
- 566
- Households
- 97
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1192
- Literacy rate
- 60.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Baramati
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Daund
- Member of Parliament
- Supriya Sule
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kul Rahul Subhashrao
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- RAJARAM LUKAJI HARMALE
- Block / Mandal
- Lanja
- Nearest railway station
- Maladgaon (11.7 km)
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)