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About Lanven Village

Lanven is a small village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 356, made up of 181 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lanven Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lanven village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Ajnala
Pincode 143107
Area (hectares) 103 hectares
Population 356
Male Population 181
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lanven compares

By the 2011 count Lanven is the 253rd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 103 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Lanven

Lanven is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lanven as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Lanven from other places

Lanven lies about 21 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Gurusar Sutlani, about 5.1 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 Lanven
Nearest railway station Gurusar Sutlani 5.1 km
District headquarters Amritsar 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Ajnala 25 km

Villages closest to Lanven

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lanven village had a population of 356. That makes it the 253rd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Lanven village has 181 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lanven has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Lanven is 143107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lanven covers 103 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lanven falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Lanven is Gurusar Sutlani, about 5.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lanven.

Lanven is about 21 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lanven is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. Gurusar Sutlani is about 5.1 km away. Amritsar is about 21 km away. Ajnala is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beharwal (1.6 km), Padri (1.6 km) and Chawinda Kalan (2.3 km).

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

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