About Lanchan Village

Lanchan is a small village in Bhaderwah tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 347, made up of 167 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lanchan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lanchan village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Doda
Tehsil	Bhaderwah
Pincode	182222
Area (hectares)	41.3 hectares
Population	347
Male Population	167
Female Population	180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,078
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lanchan compares

By the 2011 count Lanchan is the 66th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 41.3 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Lanchan

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

How far is Lanchan from other places

Lanchan lies about 22 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 56 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 Lanchan
Tehsil headquarters	Bhaderwah	6.6 km
District headquarters	Doda	22 km
Nearest railway station	Udhampur	56 km

Villages closest to Lanchan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lanchan village had a population of 347. That makes it the 66th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Lanchan village has 167 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lanchan has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Lanchan is 182222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lanchan covers 41.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lanchan falls under Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Lanchan is Udhampur, about 56 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Lanchan.

Lanchan is about 22 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lanchan is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Bhaderwah is about 6.6 km away. Doda is about 22 km away. Udhampur is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.