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About Lungtu Village

Lungtu is a large village in Tamar I tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,599, made up of 1,206 males and 1,393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,155 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1887.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lungtu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lungtu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Tamar I
Pincode 835225
Area (hectares) 1887.68 hectares
Population 2,599
Male Population 1,206
Female Population 1,393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,155
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lungtu compares

By the 2011 count Lungtu is the 7th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 1887.68 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Lungtu

Lungtu is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Lungtu 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lungtu from other places

Lungtu lies about 52 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Tiraldih, about 31 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 Lungtu
Nearest town Būndu 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Tamar I 28 km
Nearest railway station Tiraldih 31 km
District headquarters Ranchi 52 km

Villages closest to Lungtu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tamar I 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 Lungtu

As per the Census of India 2011, Lungtu village had a population of 2,599. That makes it the 7th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Lungtu village has 1,206 males and 1,393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lungtu has about 1155 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Lungtu is 835225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lungtu covers 1887.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lungtu falls under Tamar I tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lungtu is Tiraldih, about 31 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 10+ km distance for Lungtu.

Lungtu is about 52 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lungtu is in Tamar I tehsil of Ranchi district. Būndu is about 18 km away. Tamar I is about 28 km away. Tiraldih is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pundidiri (under 2 km), Dimra (under 2 km) and Lankiya (under 2 km).

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

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