# Lanku Village, Umrangso, Dima Hasao (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Umrangso, Dima Hasao 

# Lanku

Lanku is a village in Umrangso sub-district of Dima Hasao district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **235 people in 50 households**, the 57th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 235people (2011)
- 50households
- 68.8%literacy
- 880females per 1,000 males

## Lanku PIN code and other codes

Lanku falls in Umrangso sub-district, Dima Hasao district, Assam.

- Community development blockDiyungbra
- Census village code298248

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

## How far is Lanku from nearby towns?

- Umrangso (sub-district HQ)240 km by road
- Haflong (district HQ)150 km by road
- Umrangso (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 Lanku?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Lanku; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Umrangso
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajbari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Haflong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and canal / river

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 Lanku known for?

The main crops are **jhum cultivation, paddy and sugar cane**. Products made here include bamboo products and broom. About 26% of the 19 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 Lanku

Of every 100 households in Lanku in 2011, 0 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Lanku · ■ Umrangso rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**47%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**9%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****15%**

**27%

Television ****14%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****40%**

**40%

Own their home ****94%**

**87%

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 Lanku?

■ Lanku · ■ Umrangso rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**948

Working population ****28.5%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 53.7% for women. 46% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 47 (70%) · **■** Other work 6 (9%) · **■** Marginal 14 (21%)

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 Umrangso

- Kelempu249 people
- Silum244 people
- Choto Washiling III243 people
- Langlut239 people
- Batohaja233 people
- Wakha233 people
- Mandayunghadi230 people
- Purana Langri II230 people

[All 201 villages in Umrangso](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/dima-hasao/umrangso/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Lanku from Haflong?150 km by road
- What is the population of Lanku?235 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lanku in?Dima Hasao district (Umrangso sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Lanku?68.8% (Census 2011)