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About Letaria Village

Letaria is a large village in Mahagama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,020, made up of 1,033 males and 987 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Letaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Letaria village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Mahagama
Pincode 814154
Area (hectares) 50.46 hectares
Population 2,020
Male Population 1,033
Female Population 987
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Letaria compares

By the 2011 count Letaria is the 16th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 788 residents. Its 50.46 hectares work out to about 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Letaria

Letaria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Letaria as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Letaria from other places

Letaria lies about 26 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 25 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 Letaria
Tehsil headquarters Mahagama 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Ekchari 25 km
District headquarters Godda 26 km

Villages closest to Letaria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Letaria village had a population of 2,020. That makes it the 16th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 788 residents.

Letaria village has 1,033 males and 987 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Letaria has about 955 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 952.

The pincode recorded for Letaria is 814154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Letaria covers 50.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Letaria falls under Mahagama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Letaria is Ekchari, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Letaria.

Letaria is about 26 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Letaria is in Mahagama tehsil of Godda district. Mahagama is about 1.9 km away. Ekchari is about 25 km away. Godda is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Telaria (under 2 km), Tetaria (under 2 km) and Balia Kurmi Kita (under 2 km).

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

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