About Lanji Village

Lanji is a mid sized village in Chakradharpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 725, made up of 376 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 590 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lanji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lanji village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Chakradharpur
Pincode	833102
Area (hectares)	590 hectares
Population	725
Male Population	376
Female Population	349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	928
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lanji compares

By the 2011 count Lanji is the 92nd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 833 residents. Its 590 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Lanji

Lanji is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lanji as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lanji from other places

Lanji lies about 27 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 16 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 Lanji
Nearest railway station	Chakradharpur	16 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	27 km

Villages closest to Lanji

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lanji village had a population of 725. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 833 residents.

Lanji village has 376 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lanji has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Lanji is 833102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lanji covers 590 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.

Lanji falls under Chakradharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lanji is Chakradharpur, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Lanji.

Lanji is about 27 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lanji is in Chakradharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Chakradharpur is about 16 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.