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About Lukurua Village

Lukurua is a small village in Pirtanr tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 469, made up of 251 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lukurua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lukurua village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Pirtanr
Pincode 825108
Area (hectares) 146.21 hectares
Population 469
Male Population 251
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
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 Lukurua compares

By the 2011 count Lukurua is the 78th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 572 residents. Its 146.21 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 990.

Getting to Lukurua

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

Lukurua lies about 14 km from Pirtanr, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, about 17 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 Lukurua
Tehsil headquarters Pirtanr 14 km
Nearest railway station Giridih 17 km

Villages closest to Lukurua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lukurua village had a population of 469. That makes it the 78th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 572 residents.

Lukurua village has 251 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lukurua has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Lukurua is 825108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lukurua covers 146.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lukurua falls under Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lukurua is Giridih, about 17 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 Lukurua.

Lukurua is about 14 km from Pirtanr in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lukurua is in Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district. Pirtanr is about 14 km away. Giridih is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tilaiya (1.7 km), Kolhatanr (1.8 km) and Mahesliti (1.9 km).

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

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