About Lai Village

Lai is a small village in Garu tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 399, made up of 204 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lai village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Garu
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	265 hectares
Population	399
Male Population	204
Female Population	195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
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 Lai compares

By the 2011 count Lai is the 33rd largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 439 residents. Its 265 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Lai

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

Lai lies about 21 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Kumandih, about 16 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 Lai
Tehsil headquarters	Garu	13 km
Nearest railway station	Kumandih	16 km
District headquarters	Latehar	21 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	21 km

Villages closest to Lai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lai village had a population of 399. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 439 residents.

Lai village has 204 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lai has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1004.

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

Lai covers 265 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lai falls under Garu tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lai is Kumandih, about 16 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 Lai.

Lai is about 21 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lai is in Garu tehsil of Latehar district. Garu is about 13 km away. Kumandih is about 16 km away. Latehar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.