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About Lenja Village

Lenja is a mid sized village in Darauli tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,367, made up of 657 males and 710 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lenja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lenja village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Darauli
Pincode 843412
Area (hectares) 116 hectares
Population 1,367
Male Population 657
Female Population 710
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lenja compares

By the 2011 count Lenja is the 44th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents. Its 116 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Lenja

Lenja is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lenja as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lenja from other places

Lenja lies about 22 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Karchhue, about 12 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 Lenja
Tehsil headquarters Darauli 6.5 km
Nearest town Mairwa 11 km
Nearest railway station Karchhue 12 km
District headquarters Siwan 22 km

Villages closest to Lenja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lenja village had a population of 1,367. That makes it the 44th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents.

Lenja village has 657 males and 710 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lenja has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Lenja is 843412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lenja covers 116 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lenja falls under Darauli tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lenja is Karchhue, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Lenja is about 22 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lenja is in Darauli tehsil of Siwan district. Darauli is about 6.5 km away. Mairwa is about 11 km away. Karchhue is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Repura (under 2 km), Don Buzurg (under 2 km) and Karanpura (under 2 km).

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

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