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About Lete Village

Lete is a small village in Lapung tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 335, made up of 173 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lete Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lete village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Lapung
Pincode 835234
Area (hectares) 203.73 hectares
Population 335
Male Population 173
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
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 Lete compares

By the 2011 count Lete is the 67th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 203.73 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Lete

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

Lete lies about 49 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, about 14 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 Lete
Tehsil headquarters Lapung 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Bakaspur 14 km
Nearest town Gumlā 38 km
District headquarters Ranchi 49 km

Villages closest to Lete

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lete village had a population of 335. That makes it the 67th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Lete village has 173 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lete has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Lete is 835234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lete covers 203.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lete falls under Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lete is Bakaspur, about 14 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 Lete.

Lete is about 49 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lete is in Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district. Lapung is about 4.1 km away. Bakaspur is about 14 km away. Gumlā is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lohagara (under 2 km), Gari (under 2 km) and Lalganj (1.8 km).

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

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