About Lungtu Village

Lungtu is a mid sized village in Basia tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,303, made up of 661 males and 642 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 810 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lungtu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lungtu village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Basia
Pincode	835229
Area (hectares)	810 hectares
Population	1,303
Male Population	661
Female Population	642
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lungtu compares

By the 2011 count Lungtu is the 17th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 810 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Lungtu

Lungtu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lungtu as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Lungtu from other places

Lungtu lies about 23 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, about 21 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 Lungtu
Tehsil headquarters	Basia	14 km
Nearest railway station	Bakaspur	21 km
District headquarters	Gumla	23 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	23 km

Villages closest to Lungtu

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.

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Common questions about Lungtu

As per the Census of India 2011, Lungtu village had a population of 1,303. That makes it the 17th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Lungtu village has 661 males and 642 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lungtu has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

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

Lungtu covers 810 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lungtu falls under Basia tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lungtu is Bakaspur, about 21 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 5 - 10 km distance for Lungtu.

Lungtu is about 23 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lungtu is in Basia tehsil of Gumla district. Basia is about 14 km away. Bakaspur is about 21 km away. Gumla is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.