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About Lerhitongri Village

Lerhitongri is a small village in Chitarpur tehsil, in the district of Ramgarh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 80, made up of 46 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 739 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lerhitongri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lerhitongri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ramgarh
Tehsil Chitarpur
Pincode 825101
Area (hectares) 256 hectares
Population 80
Male Population 46
Female Population 34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 739
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lerhitongri compares

By the 2011 count Lerhitongri is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,000 residents. Its 256 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Lerhitongri

Lerhitongri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lerhitongri 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lerhitongri from other places

Lerhitongri lies about 18 km from Ramgarh, and the nearest railway station is Barkipona, about 9.6 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 Lerhitongri
Tehsil headquarters Chitarpur 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Barkipona 9.6 km
District headquarters Ramgarh 18 km

Villages closest to Lerhitongri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lerhitongri village had a population of 80. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,000 residents.

Lerhitongri village has 46 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lerhitongri has about 739 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Lerhitongri is 825101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lerhitongri covers 256 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lerhitongri falls under Chitarpur tehsil of Ramgarh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lerhitongri is Barkipona, about 9.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lerhitongri.

Lerhitongri is about 18 km from Ramgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lerhitongri is in Chitarpur tehsil of Ramgarh district. Chitarpur is about 8.8 km away. Barkipona is about 9.6 km away. Ramgarh is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Janiamara (1.8 km), Koihara (2.2 km) and Sewai (3.2 km).

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

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