About Lenjwa Village

Lenjwa is a large village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,908, made up of 1,480 males and 1,428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 601 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825420, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lenjwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lenjwa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Tehsil	Shaligram Ram Narayanpur
Pincode	825420
Area (hectares)	601 hectares
Population	2,908
Male Population	1,480
Female Population	1,428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lenjwa compares

By the 2011 count Lenjwa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 601 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Lenjwa

Lenjwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Lenjwa as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Lenjwa from other places

Lenjwa lies about 32 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Ismailpur, about 40 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 Lenjwa
Nearest town	Sherghāti	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shaligram Ram Narayanpur	32 km
District headquarters	Chatra	32 km
Nearest railway station	Ismailpur	40 km

Villages closest to Lenjwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 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 Lenjwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Lenjwa village had a population of 2,908. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Lenjwa village has 1,480 males and 1,428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lenjwa has about 965 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 962.

The pincode recorded for Lenjwa is 825420. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lenjwa covers 601 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lenjwa falls under Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lenjwa is Ismailpur, about 40 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 10+ km distance for Lenjwa.

Lenjwa is about 32 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lenjwa is in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district. Sherghāti is about 14 km away. Shaligram Ram Narayanpur is about 32 km away. Chatra is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.