Lanka, Barabazar, Purulia, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Lanka


The village Lanka is located in Barabazar C.D.Block of Purulia District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Barabazar Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Lanka


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Lanka,
Purulia,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 723127

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Lanka


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Lanka is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Lanka is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Lanka


As per available data from the year 2009, 546 persons live in 101 house holds in the village Lanka. There are 276 female individuals and 270 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.55% and males constitute 49.45% of the total population.

There are 18 scheduled castes persons of which 12 are females and 6 are males. Females constitute 66.67% and males constitute 33.33% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 3.3% of the total population.

Population density of Lanka is 352.94 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Lanka


Maps, reports and datasets of Lanka on topography, land use land cover(LULC), watershed / hydrological parameters etc. are available as a professional paid service. Please contact us for further details.

Total area of Lanka is 154.7 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 121.4 ha. About 95 ha is un-irrigated area. About 21.4 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 5 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 8.2 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 16.2 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Lanka


There is a government pre-primary school in the village Lanka.

There is a government primary school in the village Lanka.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Sargo, which is less than 5 kms away from Lanka.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Barabazar, which is 5-10 kms away from Lanka.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Barabazar, which is 5-10 kms away from Lanka.

Colleges in Lanka


There are no arts and science degree colleges in the village Lanka or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no engineering colleges in the village Lanka or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no medical colleges in the village Lanka or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no management institutes in the village Lanka or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no polytechnic institutes in the village Lanka or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Other Educational Facilities in Lanka


There are no vocational training school / ITIs in the village Lanka or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no non formal training centres in the village Lanka or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no differently abled schools in the village Lanka or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Healthcare Facilities in Lanka


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Lanka.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Lanka.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Lanka.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Lanka.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Lanka.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Lanka.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Lanka.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Lanka.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Lanka.

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Lanka.

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Lanka.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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