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About Lonhra Village

Lonhra is a small village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 413, made up of 205 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 442 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835230, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lonhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lonhra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Dumri
Pincode 835230
Area (hectares) 442 hectares
Population 413
Male Population 205
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lonhra compares

By the 2011 count Lonhra is the 45th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 442 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Lonhra

Lonhra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lonhra as Available within 5 - 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 Lonhra from other places

Lonhra lies about 120 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Daltonganj, 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 Lonhra
Nearest railway station Daltonganj 16 km
Nearest town Medininagar 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Dumri 21 km
District headquarters Gumla 120 km

Villages closest to Lonhra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lonhra village had a population of 413. That makes it the 45th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Lonhra village has 205 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lonhra has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Lonhra is 835230. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lonhra covers 442 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lonhra falls under Dumri tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lonhra is Daltonganj, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Lonhra.

Lonhra is about 120 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lonhra is in Dumri tehsil of Gumla district. Daltonganj is about 16 km away. Medininagar is about 17 km away. Dumri is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bartoli (3.6 km), Perwantoli (6.1 km) and Jurmu (6.3 km).

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

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