# Lonka Village, Lilia, Amreli (Gujarat) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Lilia, Amreli 

# Lonka

Lonka is a village in Lilia sub-district of Amreli district, Gujarat, PIN code **365660**. The 2011 Census counted **593 people in 121 households**, the 32nd largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 593people (2011)
- 121households
- 68.9%literacy
- 365660PIN code

## Lonka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Lonka is 365660.** Lonka falls in Lilia sub-district, Amreli district, Gujarat.

- PIN code365660
- Gram panchayatLonka
- Community development blockLilia
- Census village code515561

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

## How far is Lonka from nearby towns?

- Lilia (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Amreli (district HQ)20 km by road
- Lilia (nearest town)8 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 Lonka?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Lonka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lilia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Amreli
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Lilia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Lonka known for?

The main crops are **cotton, groundnut and sesame**. About 82% of the 473 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Lonka

Of every 100 households in Lonka in 2011, 97 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Lonka · ■ Lilia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**40%

Tap water ****75%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****95%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**83%

Use banking services ****58%**

**67%

Television ****53%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**35%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**16%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Lonka?

■ Lonka · ■ Lilia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****711**

**883

Working population ****30.5%**

**49.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.3% for men and 55.5% for women. 59% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 46 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (34%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 66 (36%) · **■** Marginal 6 (3%)

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 Lilia

- Vaghaniya795 people
- Kalyanpar619 people
- Bodiya600 people
- Bavadi598 people
- Shedhavadar558 people
- Bavada532 people
- Timbdi504 people
- Bhensan351 people

[All 36 villages in Lilia](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/amreli/lilia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lonka?365660
- How far is Lonka from Amreli?20 km by road
- What is the population of Lonka?593 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lonka in?Amreli district (Lilia sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Lonka?68.9% (Census 2011)