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About Luna Village

Luna is a large village in Jalaun tehsil, in the district of Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,444, made up of 1,325 males and 1,119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 827.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 285123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Luna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Luna village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jalaun
Tehsil Jalaun
Pincode 285123
Area (hectares) 827.79 hectares
Population 2,444
Male Population 1,325
Female Population 1,119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Luna compares

By the 2011 count Luna is the 21st largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,240 residents. Its 827.79 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Luna

Luna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Luna as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Luna from other places

Luna lies about 3.2 km from Jalaun, and the nearest railway station is Bhua, about 19 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 Luna
Tehsil headquarters Jalaun 3.2 km
Nearest town Jālaun 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Bhua 19 km

Villages closest to Luna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Luna village had a population of 2,444. That makes it the 21st largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,240 residents.

Luna village has 1,325 males and 1,119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Luna has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Luna is 285123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Luna covers 827.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Luna falls under Jalaun tehsil of Jalaun district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Luna is Bhua, about 19 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 village for Luna.

Luna is about 3.2 km from Jalaun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Luna is in Jalaun tehsil of Jalaun district. Jalaun is about 3.2 km away. Jālaun is about 3.2 km away. Bhua is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhitara (2.2 km), Bhitariya (2.2 km) and Chhani Khas (2.6 km).

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

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