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About Lanjud Village

Lanjud is a large village in Khamgaon tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,050, made up of 1,571 males and 1,479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2048 hectares hectares.

Lanjud Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lanjud village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Khamgaon
Area (hectares) 2048 hectares
Population 3,050
Male Population 1,571
Female Population 1,479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lanjud compares

By the 2011 count Lanjud is the 15th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents. Its 2048 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Lanjud

Lanjud is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lanjud as Available within village. 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 Lanjud from other places

Lanjud lies about 47 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Jalamb Junction, about 5.3 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 Lanjud
Nearest railway station Jalamb Junction 5.3 km
Nearest town Nāndūra 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Khamgaon 12 km
District headquarters Buldana 47 km

Villages closest to Lanjud

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lanjud village had a population of 3,050. That makes it the 15th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents.

Lanjud village has 1,571 males and 1,479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lanjud has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Lanjud covers 2048 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lanjud falls under Khamgaon tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Lanjud is Jalamb Junction, about 5.3 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 10+ km distance for Lanjud.

Lanjud is about 47 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lanjud is in Khamgaon tehsil of Buldana district. Jalamb Junction is about 5.3 km away. Nāndūra is about 7.1 km away. Khamgaon is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikhali Bk (2.7 km), Chikhali Kh (3.0 km) and Amsari (3.6 km).

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

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