About Lerua Village

Lerua is a large village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,604, made up of 1,827 males and 1,777 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234.29 hectares hectares.

Lerua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lerua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Maharajganj
Area (hectares)	234.29 hectares
Population	3,604
Male Population	1,827
Female Population	1,777
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lerua compares

By the 2011 count Lerua is the 12th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents. Its 234.29 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Lerua

Lerua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lerua as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Lerua from other places

Lerua lies about 27 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Chainwa, about 6.1 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	Chainwa	6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Maharajganj	8.4 km
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	8.4 km
District headquarters	Siwan	27 km

Villages closest to Lerua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maharajganj 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 3,604. That makes it the 12th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents.

Lerua village has 1,827 males and 1,777 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lerua has about 973 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 1048.

Lerua covers 234.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Lerua falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lerua is Chainwa, about 6.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Lerua.

Lerua is about 27 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lerua is in Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district. Chainwa is about 6.1 km away. Maharajganj is about 8.4 km away. Mahārājgani is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.