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About Lahanga Village

Lahanga is a mid sized village in Dhamdha tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,150, made up of 566 males and 584 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 475.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 490036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lahanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lahanga village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dhamdha
Pincode 490036
Area (hectares) 475.59 hectares
Population 1,150
Male Population 566
Female Population 584
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lahanga compares

By the 2011 count Lahanga is the 76th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents. Its 475.59 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Lahanga

Lahanga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lahanga as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lahanga from other places

Lahanga lies about 28 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Kumhari, about 13 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Lahanga
Nearest town Ahīwāra 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Kumhari 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhamdha 20 km
District headquarters Durg 28 km

Villages closest to Lahanga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhamdha tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Lahanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Lahanga village had a population of 1,150. That makes it the 76th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents.

Lahanga village has 566 males and 584 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lahanga has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Lahanga is 490036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lahanga covers 475.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lahanga falls under Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Lahanga is Kumhari, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Lahanga.

Lahanga is about 28 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lahanga is in Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district. Ahīwāra is about 6.1 km away. Kumhari is about 13 km away. Dhamdha is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumar (under 2 km), Malpuri (1.6 km) and Malpuri Khurd (1.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Lahanga today is likely to be higher.

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