About Landa Village

Landa is one of the larger villages in Bagha Purana tehsil, in the district of Moga, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,686, made up of 3,025 males and 2,661 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1909.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142049, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Landa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Landa village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Moga
Tehsil	Bagha Purana
Pincode	142049
Area (hectares)	1909.36 hectares
Population	5,686
Male Population	3,025
Female Population	2,661
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	880
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Landa compares

By the 2011 count Landa is the 10th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,579 residents. Its 1909.36 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Landa

Landa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Landa as Available within 5 - 10 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 Landa from other places

Landa lies about 24 km from Moga, and the nearest railway station is Giani Zail Singh Sandhwan, about 18 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 Landa
Tehsil headquarters	Bagha Purana	11 km
Nearest railway station	Giani Zail Singh Sandhwan	18 km
District headquarters	Moga	24 km

Villages closest to Landa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bagha Purana 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 Landa

As per the Census of India 2011, Landa village had a population of 5,686. That makes it the 10th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,579 residents.

Landa village has 3,025 males and 2,661 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Landa has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Landa is 142049. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Landa covers 1909.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Landa falls under Bagha Purana tehsil of Moga district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Landa is Giani Zail Singh Sandhwan, about 18 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 village for Landa.

Landa is about 24 km from Moga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Landa is in Bagha Purana tehsil of Moga district. Bagha Purana is about 11 km away. Giani Zail Singh Sandhwan is about 18 km away. Moga is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.