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About Limra Village

Limra is a mid sized village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,126, made up of 557 males and 569 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 405 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Limra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Limra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Karra
Pincode 835234
Area (hectares) 405 hectares
Population 1,126
Male Population 557
Female Population 569
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Limra compares

By the 2011 count Limra is the 17th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 405 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Limra

The census records public bus service for Limra as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Limra from other places

Limra lies about 22 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, about 2.4 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 Limra
Nearest railway station Govindpur Road 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Karra 9.8 km
District headquarters Khunti 22 km

Villages closest to Limra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Limra village had a population of 1,126. That makes it the 17th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Limra village has 557 males and 569 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Limra has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Limra is 835234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Limra covers 405 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Limra falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Limra is Govindpur Road, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Limra.

Limra is about 22 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Limra is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Govindpur Road is about 2.4 km away. Karra is about 9.8 km away. Khunti is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samundra (1.7 km), Kurid (1.9 km) and Soteya (1.9 km).

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

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