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About Lengura Village

Lengura is a mid sized village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 689, made up of 375 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lengura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lengura village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dhanwar
Pincode 825412
Area (hectares) 116.26 hectares
Population 689
Male Population 375
Female Population 314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 837
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lengura compares

By the 2011 count Lengura is the 128th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 116.26 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Lengura

Lengura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lengura 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lengura from other places

Lengura lies about 41 km from Giridih. 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 Lengura
Tehsil headquarters Dhanwar 7.1 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 21 km
District headquarters Giridih 41 km

Villages closest to Lengura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lengura village had a population of 689. That makes it the 128th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Lengura village has 375 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lengura has about 837 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Lengura is 825412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lengura covers 116.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lengura falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Lengura notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Lengura.

Lengura is about 41 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lengura is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 7.1 km away. Barki Saria is about 21 km away. Giridih is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Itasani (under 2 km), Kendua (under 2 km) and Siramdih (under 2 km).

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

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