About Lem Village

Lem is a mid sized village in Patratu tehsil, in the district of Ramgarh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 890, made up of 459 males and 431 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lem village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ramgarh
Tehsil	Patratu
Pincode	829119
Area (hectares)	316.12 hectares
Population	890
Male Population	459
Female Population	431
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lem compares

By the 2011 count Lem is the 42nd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents. Its 316.12 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Lem

Lem is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lem 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lem from other places

Lem lies about 21 km from Ramgarh, and the nearest railway station is Shanki, about 5.4 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 Lem
Nearest railway station	Shanki	5.4 km
Nearest town	Saunda	9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Patratu	9.3 km
District headquarters	Ramgarh	21 km

Villages closest to Lem

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lem village had a population of 890. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents.

Lem village has 459 males and 431 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lem has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Lem is 829119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lem covers 316.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lem falls under Patratu tehsil of Ramgarh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lem is Shanki, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Lem.

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

Lem is in Patratu tehsil of Ramgarh district. Shanki is about 5.4 km away. Saunda is about 9.0 km away. Patratu is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.