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About Lunghiya Village

Lunghiya is a large village in Visavadar tehsil, in the district of Junagadh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,683, made up of 1,347 males and 1,336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1610.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 365645, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lunghiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lunghiya village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Junagadh
Tehsil Visavadar
Pincode 365645
Area (hectares) 1610.17 hectares
Population 2,683
Male Population 1,347
Female Population 1,336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lunghiya compares

By the 2011 count Lunghiya is the 12th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents. Its 1610.17 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Lunghiya

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

Lunghiya lies about 50 km from Junagadh, and the nearest railway station is Bhader, about 4.6 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 Lunghiya
Nearest railway station Bhader 4.6 km
Nearest town Bagasra 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Visavadar 20 km
District headquarters Junagadh 50 km

Villages closest to Lunghiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lunghiya village had a population of 2,683. That makes it the 12th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents.

Lunghiya village has 1,347 males and 1,336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lunghiya has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Lunghiya is 365645. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lunghiya covers 1610.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lunghiya falls under Visavadar tehsil of Junagadh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Lunghiya is Bhader, about 4.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Lunghiya.

Lunghiya is about 50 km from Junagadh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lunghiya is in Visavadar tehsil of Junagadh district. Bhader is about 4.6 km away. Bagasra is about 9.5 km away. Visavadar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sudavad (3.0 km), Shapar (4.9 km) and Bhalgam (8.1 km).

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

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