# Lanchi Village, Surajpur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/surajpur/lanchi/ Village · Surajpur, Surguja # Lanchi Lanchi is a village in Surajpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497226**. The 2011 Census counted **1,438 people in 305 households**, the 57th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%. - 1,438people (2011) - 305households - 54.0%literacy - 497226PIN code ## Lanchi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Lanchi is 497226.** Lanchi falls in Surajpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497226 - Gram panchayatLanchi - Community development blockSurajpur - Census village code432581 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Lanchi from nearby towns? - Surajpur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)44 km by road - Ambikapur (nearest town)44 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 Lanchi? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Lanchi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Surajpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Surajpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Lanchi known for? About 68% of the 419 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Lanchi Of every 100 households in Lanchi in 2011, 59 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Lanchi · ■ Surajpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****59%** **64% Toilet within the home ****10%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **90% Tap water ****1%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **94% Use banking services ****41%** **63% Television ****13%** **19% Mobile phone ****27%** **25% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****36%** **22% Own their home ****96%** **96% 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 Lanchi? ■ Lanchi · ■ Surajpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.0%** **61.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959** **989 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****819** **954 Working population ****43.1%** **44.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.2% for men and 45.7% for women. 55% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 135 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (5%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 33 (5%) · **■** Marginal 420 (68%) 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 Surajpur - Ratanpur Alias Ratkuwa1,511 people - Harratikra1,505 people - Haripur1,496 people - Tilsiwa1,494 people - Pasla1,407 people - Runiyadih1,398 people - Kamalpur1,397 people - Amgaon1,353 people [All 119 villages in Surajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/surajpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Lanchi?497226 - How far is Lanchi from Ambikapur?44 km by road - What is the population of Lanchi?1,438 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lanchi in?Surguja district (Surajpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Lanchi?54.0% (Census 2011)