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About Langatu Village

Langatu is a large village in Barkagaon tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,859, made up of 1,440 males and 1,419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 486.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Langatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Langatu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Barkagaon
Pincode 825311
Area (hectares) 486.05 hectares
Population 2,859
Male Population 1,440
Female Population 1,419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Langatu compares

By the 2011 count Langatu is the 9th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 486.05 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Langatu

Langatu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Langatu as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Langatu from other places

Langatu lies about 20 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Bes, about 11 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 Langatu
Tehsil headquarters Barkagaon 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Bes 11 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 20 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 20 km

Villages closest to Langatu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Langatu village had a population of 2,859. That makes it the 9th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Langatu village has 1,440 males and 1,419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Langatu has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Langatu is 825311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Langatu covers 486.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Langatu falls under Barkagaon tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Langatu is Bes, about 11 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 km distance for Langatu.

Langatu is about 20 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Langatu is in Barkagaon tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Barkagaon is about 2.5 km away. Bes is about 11 km away. Hazaribagh is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chepa Khurd (under 2 km), Pakri Barwadih (under 2 km) and Arahara (1.6 km).

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

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