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About Laranga Village

Laranga is a mid sized village in Tandwa tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 932, made up of 471 males and 461 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Laranga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laranga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Tandwa
Pincode 825321
Area (hectares) 370.53 hectares
Population 932
Male Population 471
Female Population 461
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Laranga compares

By the 2011 count Laranga is the 42nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents. Its 370.53 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 983.

Getting to Laranga

The census records public bus service for Laranga 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Laranga from other places

Laranga lies about 48 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Ray, about 14 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 Laranga
Tehsil headquarters Tandwa 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Ray 14 km
Nearest town Churi 16 km
District headquarters Chatra 48 km

Villages closest to Laranga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Laranga village had a population of 932. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents.

Laranga village has 471 males and 461 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laranga has about 979 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 983.

The pincode recorded for Laranga is 825321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Laranga covers 370.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Laranga falls under Tandwa tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Laranga is Ray, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Laranga.

Laranga is about 48 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Laranga is in Tandwa tehsil of Chatra district. Tandwa is about 6.3 km away. Ray is about 14 km away. Churi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chirua Alias Samidih (under 2 km), Ulrathi (under 2 km) and Mandar (2.0 km).

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

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