# Lanja Village, Simga, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/simga/lanja/ Village · Simga, Raipur # Lanja Lanja is a village in Simga sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493101**. The 2011 Census counted **1,211 people in 242 households**, the 65th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%. - 1,211people (2011) - 242households - 65.5%literacy - 493101PIN code ## Lanja PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Lanja is 493101.** Lanja falls in Simga sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code493101 - Gram panchayatLanja - Community development blockSimga - Census village code443520 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? - Simga (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Raipur (district HQ)50 km by road - Simga (nearest town)5 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? 10 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 - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Simga - ○Degree college5–10 km · Simga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathband - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds 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, wheat and gram**. About 82% of the 252 hectares of village land is sown, and 206 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, 94 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Lanja · ■ Simga rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **87% Toilet within the home ****10%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **85% Tap water ****0%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **97% Use banking services ****81%** **43% Television ****33%** **32% Mobile phone ****20%** **28% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****15%** **24% Own their home ****99%** **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 · ■ Simga rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%** **72.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998** **997 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990** **983 Working population ****50.1%** **47.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.3% for men and 50.7% for women. 54% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 27 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 186 (31%) · **■** Other work 19 (3%) · **■** Marginal 375 (62%) 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 Simga - Bardih1,329 people - Amakoni1,322 people - Ringni1,287 people - Bhothadih1,222 people - Hiran Bhattha1,205 people - Udela1,190 people - Sakri1,181 people - Bhalesur1,175 people [All 126 villages in Simga](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/simga/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Lanja?493101 - How far is Lanja from Raipur?50 km by road - What is the population of Lanja?1,211 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lanja in?Raipur district (Simga sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Lanja?65.5% (Census 2011)