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About Ler Village

Ler is a small village in Bhuj tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 405, made up of 206 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1728.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ler Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ler village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Bhuj
Pincode 370105
Area (hectares) 1728.62 hectares
Population 405
Male Population 206
Female Population 199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ler compares

By the 2011 count Ler is the 112th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,548 residents. Its 1728.62 hectares work out to about 0.2 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Ler

Ler is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ler 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ler from other places

Ler lies about 7.7 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Kukma, about 3.7 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 Ler
Nearest railway station Kukma 3.7 km
District headquarters Kachchh 7.7 km
Nearest town Madhapar 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhuj 13 km

Villages closest to Ler

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ler village had a population of 405. That makes it the 112th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,548 residents.

Ler village has 206 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ler has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Ler is 370105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ler covers 1728.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ler falls under Bhuj tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Ler is Kukma, about 3.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ler.

Ler is about 7.7 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ler is in Bhuj tehsil of Kachchh district. Kukma is about 3.7 km away. Kachchh is about 7.7 km away. Madhapar is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakhond (2.7 km), Padhar (2.9 km) and Kukma (3.1 km).

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

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