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About Lanjera Village

Lanjera is a mid sized village in Dhar Kalan tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,025, made up of 527 males and 498 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 670 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lanjera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lanjera village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Dhar Kalan
Pincode 145022
Area (hectares) 670 hectares
Population 1,025
Male Population 527
Female Population 498
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lanjera compares

By the 2011 count Lanjera is the 14th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,807 residents. Its 670 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 931.

Getting to Lanjera

Lanjera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lanjera as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Lanjera from other places

Lanjera lies about 62 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 15 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 Lanjera
Tehsil headquarters Dhar Kalan 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 15 km
Nearest town Mamun 23 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 62 km

Villages closest to Lanjera

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhar Kalan 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 Lanjera

As per the Census of India 2011, Lanjera village had a population of 1,025. That makes it the 14th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,807 residents.

Lanjera village has 527 males and 498 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lanjera has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Lanjera is 145022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lanjera covers 670 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.

Lanjera falls under Dhar Kalan tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Lanjera is Nurpur Road, about 15 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 village for Lanjera.

Lanjera is about 62 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lanjera is in Dhar Kalan tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Dhar Kalan is about 8.1 km away. Nurpur Road is about 15 km away. Mamun is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bakhatpur (1.7 km), Dunera (3.3 km) and Nalloh (5.0 km).

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

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