About Lanka Village

Lanka is a small village in Orchha tehsil, in the district of Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 285, made up of 144 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 494450, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lanka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lanka village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Narayanpur
Tehsil	Orchha
Pincode	494450
Population	285
Male Population	144
Female Population	141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lanka compares

By the 2011 count Lanka is the 27th largest of the 194 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Lanka

Lanka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lanka as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Lanka from other places

Lanka lies about 43 km from Narayanpur, and the nearest railway station is Gidam, about 51 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 Lanka
Tehsil headquarters	Orchha	2.9 km
District headquarters	Narayanpur	43 km
Nearest town	Nārāinpur	43 km
Nearest railway station	Gidam	51 km

Villages closest to Lanka

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

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Common questions about Lanka

As per the Census of India 2011, Lanka village had a population of 285. That makes it the 27th largest of the 194 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Lanka village has 144 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lanka has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Lanka is 494450. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lanka falls under Orchha tehsil of Narayanpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Lanka is Gidam, about 51 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 10+ km distance for Lanka.

Lanka is about 43 km from Narayanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lanka is in Orchha tehsil of Narayanpur district. Orchha is about 2.9 km away. Narayanpur is about 43 km away. Nārāinpur is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.