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About Lana Village

Lana is a mid sized village in Dholka tehsil, in the district of Ahmadabad, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,522, made up of 794 males and 728 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 678.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 382225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lana village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Ahmadabad
Tehsil Dholka
Pincode 382225
Area (hectares) 678.06 hectares
Population 1,522
Male Population 794
Female Population 728
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lana compares

By the 2011 count Lana is the 43rd largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,448 residents. Its 678.06 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Lana

Lana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lana as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lana from other places

Lana lies about 65 km from Ahmadabad, and the nearest railway station is Arnej, about 21 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 Lana
Nearest railway station Arnej 21 km
Nearest town Khambhāt 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Dholka 30 km
District headquarters Ahmadabad 65 km

Villages closest to Lana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lana village had a population of 1,522. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,448 residents.

Lana village has 794 males and 728 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lana has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Lana is 382225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lana covers 678.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lana falls under Dholka tehsil of Ahmadabad district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Lana is Arnej, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Lana.

Lana is about 65 km from Ahmadabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lana is in Dholka tehsil of Ahmadabad district. Arnej is about 21 km away. Khambhāt is about 26 km away. Dholka is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vataman (7.5 km), Rampur (16 km) and Rampura (16 km).

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

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