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About Lehu Gaon Village

Lehu Gaon is a mid sized village in Biswanath tehsil, in the district of Sonitpur, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,261, made up of 645 males and 616 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 378.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 784176, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lehu Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lehu Gaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Sonitpur
Tehsil Biswanath
Pincode 784176
Area (hectares) 378.48 hectares
Population 1,261
Male Population 645
Female Population 616
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Lehu Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Lehu Gaon is the 85th largest of the 346 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 931 residents. Its 378.48 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Lehu Gaon

Lehu Gaon is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Lehu Gaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lehu Gaon from other places

Lehu Gaon lies about 18 km from Sonitpur, and the nearest railway station is Misamari Halt, about 5.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Lehu Gaon
Nearest railway station Misamari Halt 5.6 km
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Biswanath 18 km
District headquarters Sonitpur 18 km

Villages closest to Lehu Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Biswanath tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Lehu Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Lehu Gaon village had a population of 1,261. That makes it the 85th largest of the 346 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 931 residents.

Lehu Gaon village has 645 males and 616 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lehu Gaon has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Lehu Gaon is 784176. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lehu Gaon covers 378.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lehu Gaon falls under Biswanath tehsil of Sonitpur district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Lehu Gaon is Misamari Halt, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Lehu Gaon.

Lehu Gaon is about 18 km from Sonitpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lehu Gaon is in Biswanath tehsil of Sonitpur district. Misamari Halt is about 5.6 km away. Dhekiajuli is about 17 km away. Biswanath is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhir Gaon (under 2 km), Koch Gaon (under 2 km) and Majuli Ghur T E 36 2 (2.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Lehu Gaon today is likely to be higher.

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