# Lanja Village, Komarada, Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Komarada, Vizianagaram 

# Lanja

Lanja is a village in Komarada sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **535521**. The 2011 Census counted **220 people in 58 households**, the 55th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 7.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.9%.

- 220people (2011)
- 58households
- 7.9%literacy
- 535521PIN code

## Lanja PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Lanja is 535521.** Lanja falls in Komarada sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code535521
- Gram panchayatPudesu
- Community development blockKomarada
- Census village code581729

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Lanja from nearby towns?

- Komarada (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Vizianagaram (district HQ)127 km by road
- Parvathipuram (nearest town)39 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?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Lanja; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Komarada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Parvathipuram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Parvathipuram
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 known for?

About 60% of the 40 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Lanja

Of every 100 households in Lanja in 2011, 0 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lanja · ■ Komarada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**87%

Use banking services ****0%**

**48%

Television ****0%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****83%**

**50%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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?

■ Lanja · ■ Komarada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****7.9%**

**55.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1245**

**1094

Working population ****82.7%**

**56.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 12.2% for men and 4.3% for women. 84% of men and 82% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 19 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 73 (40%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 40 (22%) · **■** Marginal 49 (27%)

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 Komarada

- Labasu258 people
- Binnidi246 people
- Rebba243 people
- Sikhavaram233 people
- Ladda216 people
- Naya210 people
- Pusanandi203 people
- Joppangi201 people

[All 99 villages in Komarada](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/komarada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lanja?535521
- How far is Lanja from Vizianagaram?127 km by road
- What is the population of Lanja?220 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lanja in?Vizianagaram district (Komarada sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lanja?7.9% (Census 2011)