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About Lanja Village

Lanja is a mid sized village in Arang tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,101, made up of 558 males and 543 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lanja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lanja village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Arang
Pincode 493225
Area (hectares) 306.1 hectares
Population 1,101
Male Population 558
Female Population 543
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lanja compares

By the 2011 count Lanja is the 116th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 306.1 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Lanja

Lanja is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lanja as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Lanja from other places

Lanja lies about 47 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Baikunth, about 27 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 Lanja
Nearest railway station Baikunth 27 km
Nearest town Tilda Newra 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Arang 28 km
District headquarters Raipur 47 km

Villages closest to Lanja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lanja village had a population of 1,101. That makes it the 116th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Lanja village has 558 males and 543 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lanja has about 973 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 989.

The pincode recorded for Lanja is 493225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lanja covers 306.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lanja falls under Arang tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Lanja is Baikunth, about 27 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 <5 km distance for Lanja.

Lanja is about 47 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lanja is in Arang tehsil of Raipur district. Baikunth is about 27 km away. Tilda Newra is about 27 km away. Arang is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatiya (under 2 km), Majitaha (2.1 km) and Karma (2.5 km).

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

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