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About Lanka Village

Lanka is a mid sized village in Barwadih tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 543, made up of 296 males and 247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 834 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lanka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lanka village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Barwadih
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 133 hectares
Population 543
Male Population 296
Female Population 247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 834
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Lanka compares

By the 2011 count Lanka is the 52nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 133 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Lanka

Lanka 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 Lanka as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Lanka from other places

Lanka lies about 44 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 3.2 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 Lanka
Tehsil headquarters Barwadih 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Barwadih Junction 3.2 km
Nearest town Medininagar 20 km
District headquarters Latehar 44 km

Villages closest to Lanka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lanka village had a population of 543. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Lanka village has 296 males and 247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lanka has about 834 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Lanka is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lanka covers 133 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lanka falls under Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lanka is Barwadih Junction, about 3.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Lanka.

Lanka is about 44 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lanka is in Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district. Barwadih is about 2.5 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 3.2 km away. Medininagar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chapri (under 2 km), Chamardiha (1.6 km) and Khura (2.2 km).

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

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