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About Lahsunganj Village

Lahsunganj is a small village in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 311, made up of 157 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118 hectares hectares.

Lahsunganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lahsunganj village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Forbesganj
Area (hectares) 118 hectares
Population 311
Male Population 157
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lahsunganj compares

By the 2011 count Lahsunganj is the 93rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 118 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Lahsunganj

Lahsunganj is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lahsunganj 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lahsunganj from other places

Lahsunganj lies about 19 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Gogipothia Halt, about 5.3 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 Lahsunganj
Nearest railway station Gogipothia Halt 5.3 km
Nearest town Shahbazpur 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Forbesganj 11 km
District headquarters Araria 19 km

Villages closest to Lahsunganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lahsunganj village had a population of 311. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Lahsunganj village has 157 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lahsunganj has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Lahsunganj covers 118 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lahsunganj falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lahsunganj is Gogipothia Halt, about 5.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Lahsunganj.

Lahsunganj is about 19 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lahsunganj is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district. Gogipothia Halt is about 5.3 km away. Shahbazpur is about 9.7 km away. Forbesganj is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Halhalia (under 2 km), Halhalia Jagir (under 2 km) and Madhura (2.1 km).

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

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