About Lankiya Village

Lankiya is a mid sized village in Tamar I tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 528, made up of 255 males and 273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lankiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lankiya village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Tamar I
Pincode	835225
Area (hectares)	133 hectares
Population	528
Male Population	255
Female Population	273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,071
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lankiya compares

By the 2011 count Lankiya is the 85th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 133 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Lankiya

Lankiya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Lankiya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Lankiya from other places

Lankiya lies about 53 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Tiraldih, about 30 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 Lankiya
Nearest town	Būndu	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tamar I	27 km
Nearest railway station	Tiraldih	30 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	53 km

Villages closest to Lankiya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tamar I 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 Lankiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Lankiya village had a population of 528. That makes it the 85th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Lankiya village has 255 males and 273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lankiya has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Lankiya is 835225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lankiya covers 133 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lankiya falls under Tamar I tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lankiya is Tiraldih, about 30 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Lankiya.

Lankiya is about 53 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lankiya is in Tamar I tehsil of Ranchi district. Būndu is about 20 km away. Tamar I is about 27 km away. Tiraldih is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.