About Leha Village

Leha is a large village in Bhokardan tehsil, in the district of Jalna, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,157, made up of 1,115 males and 1,042 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 738.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Leha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Leha village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Jalna
Tehsil	Bhokardan
Pincode	431132
Area (hectares)	738.5 hectares
Population	2,157
Male Population	1,115
Female Population	1,042
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Leha compares

By the 2011 count Leha is the 38th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents. Its 738.5 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Leha

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

Leha lies about 67 km from Jalna, and the nearest railway station is Shendurni, about 28 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 Leha
Nearest town	Sillod	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhokardan	20 km
Nearest railway station	Shendurni	28 km
District headquarters	Jalna	67 km

Villages closest to Leha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Leha village had a population of 2,157. That makes it the 38th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents.

Leha village has 1,115 males and 1,042 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Leha has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Leha is 431132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Leha covers 738.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Leha falls under Bhokardan tehsil of Jalna district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Leha is Shendurni, about 28 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 10+ km distance for Leha.

Leha is about 67 km from Jalna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Leha is in Bhokardan tehsil of Jalna district. Sillod is about 12 km away. Bhokardan is about 20 km away. Shendurni is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.