About Lerua Village

Lerua is a large village in Marhaura tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,263, made up of 1,633 males and 1,630 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247 hectares hectares.

Lerua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lerua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Marhaura
Area (hectares)	247 hectares
Population	3,263
Male Population	1,633
Female Population	1,630
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	998
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Lerua compares

By the 2011 count Lerua is the 23rd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents. Its 247 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Lerua

Lerua 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 Lerua 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 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 23 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Shilhauri Halt, about under 2 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	Shilhauri Halt	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Marhaura	4.9 km
District headquarters	Saran	23 km

Villages closest to Lerua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lerua village had a population of 3,263. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents.

Lerua village has 1,633 males and 1,630 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lerua has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 980.

Lerua covers 247 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lerua falls under Marhaura tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lerua is Shilhauri Halt, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Lerua is about 23 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lerua is in Marhaura tehsil of Saran district. Shilhauri Halt is about under 2 km away. Marhaura is about 4.9 km away. Saran is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.