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About Lerha Village

Lerha is a mid sized village in Kargahar tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,063, made up of 563 males and 500 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155 hectares hectares.

Lerha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lerha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Kargahar
Area (hectares) 155 hectares
Population 1,063
Male Population 563
Female Population 500
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lerha compares

By the 2011 count Lerha is the 73rd largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 155 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Lerha

Lerha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lerha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Lahuara, Lakhan Chak, Lakhanpura and Lankasur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Lerha

As per the Census of India 2011, Lerha village had a population of 1,063. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Lerha village has 563 males and 500 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lerha has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

Lerha covers 155 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lerha falls under Kargahar tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The census record for Lerha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lerha.

Lerha is in Kargahar tehsil of Rohtas district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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