# Lanja Banda Village, Veldurthi, Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/kurnool/veldurthi/lanja-banda/ Village · Veldurthi, Kurnool # Lanja Banda Lanja Banda is a village in Veldurthi sub-district of Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **518216**. The 2011 Census counted **4,017 people in 874 households**, the 6th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%. - 4,017people (2011) - 874households - 50.6%literacy - 518216PIN code ## Lanja Banda PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Lanja Banda is 518216.** Lanja Banda falls in Veldurthi sub-district, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code518216 - Gram panchayatLanja Banda - Community development blockVeldurthi - Census village code594234 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Lanja Banda from nearby towns? - Veldurthi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Kurnool (district HQ)42 km by road - Dhone (nearest town)30 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Lanja Banda? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Lanja Banda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Veldurthy - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhone - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhone - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 9 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Lanja Banda known for? The main crops are **ground nut, red gram and castor seeds**. About 64% of the 2,717 hectares of village land is sown, and 174 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Lanja Banda Of every 100 households in Lanja Banda in 2011, 89 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Lanja Banda · ■ Veldurthi rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **92% Toilet within the home ****8%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****40%** **64% Tap water ****58%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **89% Use banking services ****73%** **62% Television ****52%** **54% Mobile phone ****60%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **23% Own their home ****97%** **92% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Lanja Banda? ■ Lanja Banda · ■ Veldurthi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.6%** **54.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945** **977 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862** **926 Working population ****59.8%** **55.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.5% for men and 39.2% for women. 62% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 674 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,186 (49%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 347 (14%) · **■** Marginal 177 (7%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Veldurthi - Govardhanagiri6,397 people - Kalugotla5,855 people - Ramallakota4,638 people - Cherukulapadu4,121 people - Sudepalle3,971 people - Pullagummi3,339 people - Mallepalle2,595 people - Narlapuram2,375 people [All 16 villages in Veldurthi](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/kurnool/veldurthi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Lanja Banda?518216 - How far is Lanja Banda from Kurnool?42 km by road - What is the population of Lanja Banda?4,017 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lanja Banda in?Kurnool district (Veldurthi sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Lanja Banda?50.6% (Census 2011)