About Lejang Village

Lejang is a mid sized village in Balumath tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 726, made up of 364 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lejang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lejang village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Balumath
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	185 hectares
Population	726
Male Population	364
Female Population	362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
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 Lejang compares

By the 2011 count Lejang is the 46th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents. Its 185 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 979.

Getting to Lejang

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

Lejang lies about 16 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Chetar, about 14 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 Lejang
Nearest railway station	Chetar	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Balumath	15 km
District headquarters	Latehar	16 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	16 km

Villages closest to Lejang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lejang village had a population of 726. That makes it the 46th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents.

Lejang village has 364 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lejang has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Lejang is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lejang covers 185 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lejang falls under Balumath tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lejang is Chetar, about 14 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 Lejang.

Lejang is about 16 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lejang is in Balumath tehsil of Latehar district. Chetar is about 14 km away. Balumath is about 15 km away. Latehar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.