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About Lawjan No 1 Village

Lawjan No 1 is a mid sized village in Sonari tehsil, in the district of Sivasagar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 894, made up of 447 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.69 hectares hectares.

Lawjan No 1 Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lawjan No 1 village
Description Value
State Assam
District Sivasagar
Tehsil Sonari
Area (hectares) 117.69 hectares
Population 894
Male Population 447
Female Population 447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lawjan No 1 compares

By the 2011 count Lawjan No 1 is the 122nd largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,351 residents. Its 117.69 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Lawjan No 1

Lawjan No 1 is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lawjan No 1 as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Lawjan No 1 from other places

Lawjan No 1 lies about 45 km from Sivasagar, and the nearest railway station is Sapekhati, about 4.1 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 Lawjan No 1
Nearest railway station Sapekhati 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonari 15 km
Nearest town Duliajan Oil Town 32 km
District headquarters Sivasagar 45 km

Villages closest to Lawjan No 1

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonari 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 Lawjan No 1

As per the Census of India 2011, Lawjan No 1 village had a population of 894. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,351 residents.

Lawjan No 1 village has 447 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lawjan No 1 has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Lawjan No 1 covers 117.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lawjan No 1 falls under Sonari tehsil of Sivasagar district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Lawjan No 1 is Sapekhati, about 4.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Lawjan No 1.

Lawjan No 1 is about 45 km from Sivasagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lawjan No 1 is in Sonari tehsil of Sivasagar district. Sapekhati is about 4.1 km away. Sonari is about 15 km away. Duliajan Oil Town is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hawfaw No 1 (under 2 km), Hawfaw No 2 (under 2 km) and Hawfaw No 3 (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Lawjan No 1 today is likely to be higher.

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