# Lanji Village, Joshimath, Chamoli (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Joshimath, Chamoli 

# Lanji

Lanji is a village in Joshimath sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **171 people in 27 households**, the 53rd largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 171people (2011)
- 27households
- 91.2%literacy
- 1,012females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lanji

Of every 100 households in Lanji in 2011, 85 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 63 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lanji · ■ Joshimath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**47%

Tap water ****100%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****63%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****37%**

**61%

Use banking services ****33%**

**72%

Television ****30%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****52%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**91%

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 Lanji?

■ Lanji · ■ Joshimath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.2%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**841

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1667**

**947

Working population ****49.7%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.1% for men and 85.9% for women. 51% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 83 (98%)

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 Joshimath

- Farkiagaon197 people
- Bampa192 people
- Kundikhola180 people
- Sukhi174 people
- Bhalgaon167 people
- Kailashpur158 people
- Marwadi Chak Pakhi157 people
- Raini Chak Lata145 people

[All 99 villages in Joshimath](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/chamoli/joshimath/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lanji?171 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lanji in?Chamoli district (Joshimath sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Lanji?91.2% (Census 2011)