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About Lalia Village

Lalia is a mid sized village in Jokihat tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,806, made up of 924 males and 882 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.8 hectares hectares.

Lalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lalia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Jokihat
Area (hectares) 96.8 hectares
Population 1,806
Male Population 924
Female Population 882
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
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 Lalia compares

By the 2011 count Lalia is the 61st largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents. Its 96.8 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Lalia

Lalia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Lalia 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 Lalia from other places

Lalia lies about 12 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, about 16 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 Lalia
Tehsil headquarters Jokihat 4.0 km
District headquarters Araria 12 km
Nearest town Arāria 12 km
Nearest railway station Kusiargaon 16 km

Villages closest to Lalia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lalia village had a population of 1,806. That makes it the 61st largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents.

Lalia village has 924 males and 882 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lalia has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Lalia covers 96.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Lalia falls under Jokihat tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lalia is Kusiargaon, about 16 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 Lalia.

Lalia is about 12 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lalia is in Jokihat tehsil of Araria district. Jokihat is about 4.0 km away. Araria is about 12 km away. Arāria is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Girda (under 2 km), Ramganj (under 2 km) and Darsana (1.6 km).

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

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