About Leha Village

Leha is a mid sized village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 593, made up of 300 males and 293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Leha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Leha village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Ghaghra
Pincode	835208
Area (hectares)	161.53 hectares
Population	593
Male Population	300
Female Population	293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Leha compares

By the 2011 count Leha is the 74th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 161.53 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Leha

Leha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Leha as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Leha from other places

Leha lies about 32 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 23 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 Leha
Tehsil headquarters	Ghaghra	7.5 km
Nearest town	Lohārdagā	20 km
Nearest railway station	Lohardaga	23 km
District headquarters	Gumla	32 km

Villages closest to Leha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Leha village had a population of 593. That makes it the 74th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Leha village has 300 males and 293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Leha has about 977 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 1002.

The pincode recorded for Leha is 835208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Leha covers 161.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Leha falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Leha is Lohardaga, about 23 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 10+ km distance for Leha.

Leha is about 32 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Leha is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 7.5 km away. Lohārdagā is about 20 km away. Lohardaga is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.