# Lanja Village, Arang, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Arang, Raipur 

# Lanja

Lanja is a village in Arang sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493225**. The 2011 Census counted **1,101 people in 233 households**, the 116th largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 1,101people (2011)
- 233households
- 74.1%literacy
- 493225PIN code

## Lanja PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Lanja is 493225.** Lanja falls in Arang sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493225
- Gram panchayatMatiya
- Community development blockChandkhurai
- Census village code444423

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?

- Arang (sub-district HQ)42 km by road
- Raipur (district HQ)52 km by road
- Kharora (nearest town)14 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?

7 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhaisa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kharora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raipur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 20 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?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 306 hectares of village land is sown, and 249 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

Of every 100 households in Lanja in 2011, 95 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lanja · ■ Arang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****16%**

**52%

Television ****39%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**25%

Own their home ****92%**

**94%

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 · ■ Arang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1019**

**980

Working population ****48.0%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 62.7% for women. 48% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 21 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 254 (48%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 246 (47%)

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 Arang

- Seja1,159 people
- Malidih1,157 people
- Karmandi1,126 people
- Dumha1,121 people
- Bhatiya1,096 people
- Kotara Bhantha1,090 people
- Ameri1,078 people
- Jugesar1,071 people

[All 165 villages in Arang](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/arang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lanja?493225
- How far is Lanja from Raipur?52 km by road
- What is the population of Lanja?1,101 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lanja in?Raipur district (Arang sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Lanja?74.1% (Census 2011)