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About Luhurtanr Village

Luhurtanr is a small village in Garu tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 470, made up of 248 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Luhurtanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Luhurtanr village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Garu
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 88.11 hectares
Population 470
Male Population 248
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
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 Luhurtanr compares

By the 2011 count Luhurtanr is the 25th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 439 residents. Its 88.11 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Luhurtanr

Luhurtanr is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Luhurtanr 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 Luhurtanr from other places

Luhurtanr lies about 27 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Hehegara Halt, about 13 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 Luhurtanr
Tehsil headquarters Garu under 2 km
Nearest railway station Hehegara Halt 13 km
District headquarters Latehar 27 km
Nearest town Lātehār 27 km

Villages closest to Luhurtanr

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.

Common questions about Luhurtanr

As per the Census of India 2011, Luhurtanr village had a population of 470. That makes it the 25th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 439 residents.

Luhurtanr village has 248 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Luhurtanr has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

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

Luhurtanr covers 88.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Luhurtanr falls under Garu tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Luhurtanr is Hehegara Halt, about 13 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 Luhurtanr.

Luhurtanr is about 27 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Luhurtanr is in Garu tehsil of Latehar district. Garu is about under 2 km away. Hehegara Halt is about 13 km away. Latehar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garu (under 2 km), Hesag (under 2 km) and Purni Hesag (under 2 km).

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

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