About Lanka Village

Lanka is a mid sized village in Manika tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,503, made up of 757 males and 746 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1262 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	Manika
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	1262 hectares
Population	1,503
Male Population	757
Female Population	746
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lanka compares

By the 2011 count Lanka is the 18th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,074 residents. Its 1262 hectares work out to about 1.2 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Lanka

Lanka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lanka as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 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
Nearest railway station	Barwadih Junction	3.2 km
Nearest town	Medininagar	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Manika	34 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 Manika 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 Lanka

As per the Census of India 2011, Lanka village had a population of 1,503. That makes it the 18th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,074 residents.

Lanka village has 757 males and 746 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lanka has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

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

Lanka covers 1262 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lanka falls under Manika 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 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance 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 Manika tehsil of Latehar district. Barwadih Junction is about 3.2 km away. Medininagar is about 20 km away. Manika is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.