Lanji Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Lanji is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district. The Lanji city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 2,897 families residing in the Lanji city. The total population of Lanji is 13,558 out of which 6,837 are males and 6,721 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Lanji is 983.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Lanji city is 1665 which is 12% of the total population. There are 875 male children and 790 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Lanji is 903 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (983).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Lanji is 82.6%. Thus Lanji has a higher literacy rate compared to 77.1% of Balaghat district. The male literacy rate is 89.77% and the female literacy rate is 75.38% in Lanji.

Population
13,558
Literacy
82.6%
Sex Ratio
983

Lanji Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 2,897 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Lanji Nagar Panchayat

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Lanji Nagar Panchayat.

Total Male Female
Children 1,665 875 790
Literacy 82.6% 78.3% 66.5%
Scheduled Caste 923 458 465
Scheduled Tribe 2,092 1,042 1,050
Illiterate 3,735 1,485 2,250

Caste-wise Population - Lanji

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 15.4% of total population in Lanji.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 923 458 465
Schedule Tribe 2,092 1,042 1,050

Religion-wise Population - Lanji

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Lanji is 12,095 which is 89.21% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Lanji is 869 which is 6.41% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Lanji as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 12,095 (89.21%) 6,106 5,989
Muslim 869 (6.41%) 420 449
Christian 8 (0.06%) 3 5
Sikh 14 (0.1%) 8 6
Buddhist 523 (3.86%) 273 250
Jain 23 (0.17%) 11 12
Other Religion 23 (0.17%) 14 9
No Religion Specified 3 (0.02%) 2 1

Literacy Rate - Lanji

The total literacy rate of Lanji was 82.59% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 69.32% of Madhya Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 9,823 literates, males were 5,352 while females were 4,471. Also the male literacy rate was 89.77% and the female literacy rate was 75.38% in Lanji.

  Lanji Madhya Pradesh
Female 75.38% 59.24%
Male 89.77% 78.73%
Total 82.59% 69.32%

Sex Ratio - Lanji

The Sex Ratio of Lanji is 983. Thus per every 1000 men there were 983 females in Lanji. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 903 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 983 ) of Lanji.


Child Population - Lanji

According to Census 2011, there were 1,665 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Lanji. Out of which 875 were male while 790 were female.


Working Population - Lanji

In Lanji Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 5,664 were engaged in work activities. 73.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,664 workers engaged in Main Work, 235 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,024 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,157 3,143 1,014
Cultivators 235 182 53
Agriculture Labourer 1,024 620 404
Household Industries 67 40 27
Other Workers 2,831 2,301 530
Marginal Workers 1,507 642 865
Non Working 7,894 3,052 4,842

Lanji Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Lanji is further divided into 15 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,102 48.4% 1,018
2 Ward No - 2 1,041 69.7% 1,041
3 Ward No - 3 1,204 79.4% 967
4 Ward No - 4 903 81.4% 972
5 Ward No - 5 1,276 66.6% 1,000
6 Ward No - 6 1,045 70.2% 917
7 Ward No - 7 800 71.6% 1,041
8 Ward No - 8 739 79% 987
9 Ward No - 9 863 73.9% 952
10 Ward No - 10 817 72.8% 1,027
11 Ward No - 11 574 84.7% 946
12 Ward No - 12 914 85.1% 908
13 Ward No - 13 894 72.6% 965
14 Ward No - 14 614 78.3% 937
15 Ward No - 15 772 65.4% 1,070

Map of Lanji, Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh


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