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About Lerua Village

Lerua is a large village in Sasaram tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,984, made up of 1,573 males and 1,411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.8 hectares hectares.

Lerua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lerua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Sasaram
Area (hectares) 100.8 hectares
Population 2,984
Male Population 1,573
Female Population 1,411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Lerua compares

By the 2011 count Lerua is the 16th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 100.8 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Lerua

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

How far is Lerua from other places

Lerua lies about 36 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Karwandia, about 4.1 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 Lerua
Nearest railway station Karwandia 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Sasaram 9.3 km
Nearest town Sasarām 9.3 km
District headquarters Rohtas 36 km

Villages closest to Lerua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lerua village had a population of 2,984. That makes it the 16th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Lerua village has 1,573 males and 1,411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lerua has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Lerua covers 100.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Lerua falls under Sasaram tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lerua is Karwandia, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Lerua is about 36 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lerua is in Sasaram tehsil of Rohtas district. Karwandia is about 4.1 km away. Sasaram is about 9.3 km away. Sasarām is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mednipur (under 2 km), Kanchanpur (under 2 km) and Dhankarha (2.5 km).

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

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