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About Longbehra Village

Longbehra is a mid sized village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 541, made up of 263 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Longbehra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Longbehra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 87.69 hectares
Population 541
Male Population 263
Female Population 278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Longbehra compares

By the 2011 count Longbehra is the 134th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 87.69 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Longbehra

Longbehra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Longbehra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Longbehra from other places

Longbehra lies about 22 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, about 15 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 Longbehra
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Banshlai Bridge 15 km
District headquarters Pakur 22 km

Villages closest to Longbehra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Longbehra village had a population of 541. That makes it the 134th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Longbehra village has 263 males and 278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Longbehra has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Longbehra is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Longbehra covers 87.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Longbehra falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Longbehra is Banshlai Bridge, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Longbehra.

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

Longbehra is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 4.8 km away. Banshlai Bridge is about 15 km away. Pakur 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 Beliapathra (under 2 km), Solapetia (under 2 km) and Teliapokhar (under 2 km).

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

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