About Lerwa Village

Lerwa is a small village in Sarwan tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 418, made up of 210 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lerwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lerwa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Deoghar
Tehsil	Sarwan
Pincode	814143
Area (hectares)	157 hectares
Population	418
Male Population	210
Female Population	208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
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 Lerwa compares

By the 2011 count Lerwa is the 74th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 452 residents. Its 157 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Lerwa

Lerwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Lerwa 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 Lerwa from other places

Lerwa lies about 30 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 21 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 Lerwa
Nearest railway station	Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt	21 km
Nearest town	Madhupur	29 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sarwan	30 km
District headquarters	Deoghar	30 km

Villages closest to Lerwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lerwa village had a population of 418. That makes it the 74th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 452 residents.

Lerwa village has 210 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lerwa has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Lerwa is 814143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lerwa covers 157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lerwa falls under Sarwan tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lerwa is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 21 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 Lerwa.

Lerwa is about 30 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lerwa is in Sarwan tehsil of Deoghar district. Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt is about 21 km away. Madhupur is about 29 km away. Sarwan is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.