About Lehara Village

Lehara is one of the larger villages in Manigachhi tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17,373, made up of 9,022 males and 8,351 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 726 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lehara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lehara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Darbhanga
Tehsil	Manigachhi
Pincode	847233
Area (hectares)	726 hectares
Population	17,373
Male Population	9,022
Female Population	8,351
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lehara compares

By the 2011 count Lehara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 5,443 residents. Its 726 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Lehara

Lehara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lehara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lehara from other places

Lehara lies about 21 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Sakri Junction, about 6.8 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 Lehara
Nearest railway station	Sakri Junction	6.8 km
Nearest town	Benipur	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Manigachhi	21 km
District headquarters	Darbhanga	21 km

Villages closest to Lehara

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

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Common questions about Lehara

As per the Census of India 2011, Lehara village had a population of 17,373. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,443 residents.

Lehara village has 9,022 males and 8,351 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lehara has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Lehara is 847233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lehara covers 726 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Lehara falls under Manigachhi tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lehara is Sakri Junction, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Lehara.

Lehara is about 21 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lehara is in Manigachhi tehsil of Darbhanga district. Sakri Junction is about 6.8 km away. Benipur is about 12 km away. Manigachhi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.