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About Lupunghatu Village

Lupunghatu is a small village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 497, made up of 247 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 520.27 hectares hectares.

Lupunghatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lupunghatu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Erki
Area (hectares) 520.27 hectares
Population 497
Male Population 247
Female Population 250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
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 Lupunghatu compares

By the 2011 count Lupunghatu is the 56th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 520.27 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Lupunghatu

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

Lupunghatu lies about 28 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 35 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 Lupunghatu
Nearest town Būndu 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Erki 28 km
District headquarters Khunti 28 km
Nearest railway station Chakradharpur 35 km

Villages closest to Lupunghatu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lupunghatu village had a population of 497. That makes it the 56th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Lupunghatu village has 247 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lupunghatu has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

Lupunghatu covers 520.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lupunghatu falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lupunghatu is Chakradharpur, about 35 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 Lupunghatu.

Lupunghatu is about 28 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lupunghatu is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Būndu is about 21 km away. Erki is about 28 km away. Khunti is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhoba (under 2 km), Sonpur (1.9 km) and Barubera (2.5 km).

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

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