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About Langra Village

Langra is a small village in Ekma tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 449, made up of 230 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37 hectares hectares.

Langra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Langra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Ekma
Area (hectares) 37 hectares
Population 449
Male Population 230
Female Population 219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Langra compares

By the 2011 count Langra is the 78th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents. Its 37 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Langra

Langra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Langra 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Langra from other places

Langra lies about 8.1 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Mahendranath Halt, about 4.9 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 Langra
Nearest railway station Mahendranath Halt 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Ekma 5.6 km
District headquarters Saran 8.1 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 12 km

Villages closest to Langra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Langra village had a population of 449. That makes it the 78th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents.

Langra village has 230 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Langra has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 994.

Langra covers 37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Langra falls under Ekma tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Langra is Mahendranath Halt, about 4.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Langra.

Langra is about 8.1 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Langra is in Ekma tehsil of Saran district. Mahendranath Halt is about 4.9 km away. Ekma is about 5.6 km away. Saran is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tola Doman Rai (under 2 km), Ghaziapur (under 2 km) and Galimanpur (under 2 km).

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

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