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About Lerwa Village

Lerwa is a mid sized village in Pirtanr tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 757, made up of 391 males and 366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lerwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lerwa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Pirtanr
Pincode 825108
Area (hectares) 314.99 hectares
Population 757
Male Population 391
Female Population 366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
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 Lerwa compares

By the 2011 count Lerwa is the 42nd largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 572 residents. Its 314.99 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Lerwa

Lerwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lerwa 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 Lerwa from other places

Lerwa lies about 28 km from Pirtanr, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, about 20 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 Giridih 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Pirtanr 28 km

Villages closest to Lerwa

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 Lerwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Lerwa village had a population of 757. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 572 residents.

Lerwa village has 391 males and 366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lerwa has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

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

Lerwa covers 314.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lerwa falls under Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lerwa is Giridih, about 20 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lerwa.

Lerwa is about 28 km from Pirtanr in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lerwa is in Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district. Giridih is about 20 km away. Pirtanr is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parbatpur (5.8 km), Karanpura (5.9 km) and Jamdaha (6.0 km).

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

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