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About Lonka Village

Lonka is a mid sized village in Lilia tehsil, in the district of Amreli, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 593, made up of 303 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 472.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 365660, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lonka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lonka village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Amreli
Tehsil Lilia
Pincode 365660
Area (hectares) 472.76 hectares
Population 593
Male Population 303
Female Population 290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Lonka compares

By the 2011 count Lonka is the 32nd largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,391 residents. Its 472.76 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Lonka

Lonka is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Lonka as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lonka from other places

Lonka lies about 20 km from Amreli, and the nearest railway station is Bhenswadi, about under 2 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 Lonka
Nearest railway station Bhenswadi under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Lilia 5.1 km
Nearest town Kundla 18 km
District headquarters Amreli 20 km

Villages closest to Lonka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lonka village had a population of 593. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,391 residents.

Lonka village has 303 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lonka has about 957 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 986.

The pincode recorded for Lonka is 365660. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lonka covers 472.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lonka falls under Lilia tehsil of Amreli district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Lonka is Bhenswadi, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Lonka is about 20 km from Amreli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lonka is in Lilia tehsil of Amreli district. Bhenswadi is about under 2 km away. Lilia is about 5.1 km away. Kundla is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhensvadi (under 2 km), Lonki (1.5 km) and Punjapadar (4.3 km).

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

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