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About Luto Village

Luto is a mid sized village in Gumla tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,725, made up of 865 males and 860 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 462.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Luto Overview

Census 2011 figures for Luto village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Gumla
Pincode 835233
Area (hectares) 462.1 hectares
Population 1,725
Male Population 865
Female Population 860
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Luto compares

By the 2011 count Luto is the 30th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents. Its 462.1 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Luto

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

Luto lies about 16 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 36 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 Luto
Tehsil headquarters Gumla 16 km
Nearest town Gumlā 16 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 36 km

Villages closest to Luto

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Luto village had a population of 1,725. That makes it the 30th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents.

Luto village has 865 males and 860 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Luto has about 994 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 994.

The pincode recorded for Luto is 835233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Luto covers 462.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Luto falls under Gumla tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Luto is Lohardaga, about 36 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 Luto.

Luto is about 16 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Luto is in Gumla tehsil of Gumla district. Gumla is about 16 km away. Gumlā is about 16 km away. Lohardaga is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panso (under 2 km), Katri (2.4 km) and Kotam (2.8 km).

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

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