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About Launga Village

Launga is a large village in Basia tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,215, made up of 1,117 males and 1,098 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 549 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Launga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Launga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Basia
Pincode 835229
Area (hectares) 549 hectares
Population 2,215
Male Population 1,117
Female Population 1,098
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Launga compares

By the 2011 count Launga is the 7th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 549 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Launga

Launga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Launga as Available within village. 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 Launga from other places

Launga lies about 34 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, about 16 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 Launga
Tehsil headquarters Basia 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Kurkura 16 km
District headquarters Gumla 34 km
Nearest town Gumlā 34 km

Villages closest to Launga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Launga village had a population of 2,215. That makes it the 7th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Launga village has 1,117 males and 1,098 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Launga has about 983 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 989.

The pincode recorded for Launga is 835229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Launga covers 549 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Launga falls under Basia tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Launga is Kurkura, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Launga.

Launga is about 34 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Launga is in Basia tehsil of Gumla district. Basia is about 6.9 km away. Kurkura is about 16 km away. Gumla 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 Kelga (1.9 km), Kurdega (2.0 km) and Patura (2.4 km).

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

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