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About Larango Village

Larango is a large village in Sisai tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,256, made up of 1,101 males and 1,155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1015 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Larango Overview

Census 2011 figures for Larango village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Sisai
Pincode 835208
Area (hectares) 1015 hectares
Population 2,256
Male Population 1,101
Female Population 1,155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
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 Larango compares

By the 2011 count Larango is the 10th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,360 residents. Its 1015 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Larango

Larango is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Larango 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 Larango from other places

Larango lies about 29 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 19 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 Larango
Nearest town Lohārdagā 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Sisai 18 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 19 km
District headquarters Gumla 29 km

Villages closest to Larango

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Larango village had a population of 2,256. That makes it the 10th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,360 residents.

Larango village has 1,101 males and 1,155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Larango has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

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

Larango covers 1015 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Larango falls under Sisai tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Larango is Lohardaga, about 19 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 Larango.

Larango is about 29 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Larango is in Sisai tehsil of Gumla district. Lohārdagā is about 16 km away. Sisai is about 18 km away. Lohardaga is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chanpi (1.9 km), Lohanjra (2.2 km) and Dahidon (2.5 km).

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

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