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About Lito Village

Lito is a small village in Ramgarh tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 332, made up of 166 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lito Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lito village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Ramgarh
Pincode 814145
Area (hectares) 270 hectares
Population 332
Male Population 166
Female Population 166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Lito compares

By the 2011 count Lito is the 178th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 270 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Lito

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

Lito lies about 62 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Mandar Hill, about 3.6 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 Lito
Nearest railway station Mandar Hill 3.6 km
Nearest town Bānka 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramgarh 34 km
District headquarters Dumka 62 km

Villages closest to Lito

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lito village had a population of 332. That makes it the 178th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Lito village has 166 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lito has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Lito is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lito covers 270 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lito falls under Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lito is Mandar Hill, about 3.6 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 Lito.

Lito is about 62 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lito is in Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district. Mandar Hill is about 3.6 km away. Bānka is about 14 km away. Ramgarh is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambasol Kakani (3.0 km), Gajamba (3.0 km) and Jambari (3.0 km).

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

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