About Lanji Village

Lanji is a small village in Joshimath tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 171, made up of 85 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246472, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lanji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lanji village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Joshimath
Pincode	246472
Area (hectares)	131.24 hectares
Population	171
Male Population	85
Female Population	86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,012
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 Lanji compares

By the 2011 count Lanji is the 53rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 319 residents. Its 131.24 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Lanji

Lanji is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Lanji 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 Lanji from other places

Lanji lies about 14 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 119 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 Lanji
Tehsil headquarters	Joshimath	14 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	14 km
Nearest town	Srīnagar	70 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	119 km

Villages closest to Lanji

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lanji village had a population of 171. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 319 residents.

Lanji village has 85 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lanji has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Lanji is 246472. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lanji covers 131.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lanji falls under Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Lanji is Rishikesh, about 119 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 Lanji.

Lanji is about 14 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lanji is in Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district. Joshimath is about 14 km away. Chamoli is about 14 km away. Srīnagar is about 70 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.