About Lunga Village

Lunga is a small village in Raidih tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 401, made up of 187 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,144 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lunga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lunga village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Raidih
Pincode	835232
Area (hectares)	352 hectares
Population	401
Male Population	187
Female Population	214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,144
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 Lunga compares

By the 2011 count Lunga is the 56th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents. Its 352 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 995.

Getting to Lunga

Lunga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lunga 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 Lunga from other places

Lunga lies about 14 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, about 53 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 Lunga
Tehsil headquarters	Raidih	4.8 km
District headquarters	Gumla	14 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	14 km
Nearest railway station	Bakaspur	53 km

Villages closest to Lunga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lunga village had a population of 401. That makes it the 56th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents.

Lunga village has 187 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lunga has about 1144 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Lunga is 835232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lunga covers 352 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lunga falls under Raidih tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lunga is Bakaspur, about 53 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 Lunga.

Lunga is about 14 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lunga is in Raidih tehsil of Gumla district. Raidih is about 4.8 km away. Gumla is about 14 km away. Gumlā is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.