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About Langratanr Village

Langratanr is a small village in Bishunpur tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 307, made up of 159 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 581 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Langratanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Langratanr village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Bishunpur
Pincode 835231
Area (hectares) 581 hectares
Population 307
Male Population 159
Female Population 148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Langratanr compares

By the 2011 count Langratanr is the 62nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 916 residents. Its 581 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Langratanr

Langratanr is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Langratanr as Available within 10+ 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 Langratanr from other places

Langratanr lies about 51 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Latehar, about 37 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 Langratanr
Tehsil headquarters Bishunpur 12 km
Nearest railway station Latehar 37 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 40 km
District headquarters Gumla 51 km

Villages closest to Langratanr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Langratanr village had a population of 307. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 916 residents.

Langratanr village has 159 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Langratanr has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Langratanr is 835231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Langratanr covers 581 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Langratanr falls under Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Langratanr is Latehar, about 37 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 km distance for Langratanr.

Langratanr is about 51 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Langratanr is in Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district. Bishunpur is about 12 km away. Latehar is about 37 km away. Lohārdagā is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Range (under 2 km), Beti (under 2 km) and Morwai (1.5 km).

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

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