# Lankachan S Village, Aheri, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Aheri, Gadchiroli 

# Lankachan S

Lankachan S is a village in Aheri sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **240 people in 60 households**, the 102nd largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 240people (2011)
- 60households
- 63.3%literacy
- 1,051females per 1,000 males

## Lankachan S PIN code and other codes

Lankachan S falls in Aheri sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAheri
- Census village code539945

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

## How far is Lankachan S from nearby towns?

- Aheri (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)165 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)165 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 Lankachan S?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Lankachan S; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Aheri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aheri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Lankachan S known for?

About 12% of the 301 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Lankachan S

Of every 100 households in Lankachan S in 2011, 15 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Lankachan S · ■ Aheri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**22%

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

**9%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****87%**

**77%

Television ****0%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****84%**

**44%

Own their home ****98%**

**89%

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 Lankachan S?

■ Lankachan S · ■ Aheri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**950

Working population ****50.4%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.2% for men and 52.2% for women. 53% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 94 (78%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (9%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 15 (12%)

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 Aheri

- Vyenkatapur S276 people
- Yedranga274 people
- Jamgaon257 people
- Aldandi240 people
- Tadguda238 people
- Wadla Peth238 people
- Palle S237 people
- Lowa S236 people

[All 183 villages in Aheri](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/aheri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Lankachan S from Gadchiroli?165 km by road
- What is the population of Lankachan S?240 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lankachan S in?Gadchiroli district (Aheri sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Lankachan S?63.3% (Census 2011)