About Laghata Village

Laghata is a mid sized village in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 785, made up of 400 males and 385 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 386 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Laghata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laghata village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dhanbad
Tehsil	Nirsa Cum Chirkunda
Pincode	828205
Area (hectares)	386 hectares
Population	785
Male Population	400
Female Population	385
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
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 Laghata compares

By the 2011 count Laghata is the 131st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents. Its 386 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 949.

Getting to Laghata

Laghata is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Laghata 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. The nearest villages by name are Kunardi, Kushiyara, Kushum Daha and Kusumkanali. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Laghata

As per the Census of India 2011, Laghata village had a population of 785. That makes it the 131st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents.

Laghata village has 400 males and 385 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laghata has about 962 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 949.

The pincode recorded for Laghata is 828205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Laghata covers 386 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Laghata falls under Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Laghata notes the nearest railway station 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 Laghata.

Laghata is in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.