About Luru Village

Luru is a mid sized village in Raidih tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,560, made up of 792 males and 768 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1283 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Luru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Luru village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Raidih
Pincode	835206
Area (hectares)	1283 hectares
Population	1,560
Male Population	792
Female Population	768
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
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 Luru compares

By the 2011 count Luru is the 16th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents. Its 1283 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Luru

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

Luru lies about 14 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 55 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 Luru
Tehsil headquarters	Raidih	11 km
District headquarters	Gumla	14 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	14 km
Nearest railway station	Lohardaga	55 km

Villages closest to Luru

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 Luru

As per the Census of India 2011, Luru village had a population of 1,560. That makes it the 16th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents.

Luru village has 792 males and 768 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Luru has about 970 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 995.

The pincode recorded for Luru is 835206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Luru covers 1283 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Luru falls under Raidih tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Luru is Lohardaga, about 55 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 Luru.

Luru 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.

Luru is in Raidih tehsil of Gumla district. Raidih is about 11 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.