About Laugain Village

Laugain is a large village in Amarpur tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,974, made up of 1,568 males and 1,406 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312 hectares hectares.

Laugain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laugain village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Amarpur
Area (hectares)	312 hectares
Population	2,974
Male Population	1,568
Female Population	1,406
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	897
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 Laugain compares

By the 2011 count Laugain is the 21st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents. Its 312 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Laugain

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

Laugain lies about 30 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Tikani, about 8.9 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 Laugain
Nearest railway station	Tikani	8.9 km
Nearest town	Purāini	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amarpur	20 km
District headquarters	Banka	30 km

Villages closest to Laugain

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Laugain village had a population of 2,974. That makes it the 21st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents.

Laugain village has 1,568 males and 1,406 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laugain has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Laugain covers 312 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Laugain falls under Amarpur tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Laugain is Tikani, about 8.9 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 Laugain.

Laugain is about 30 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Laugain is in Amarpur tehsil of Banka district. Tikani is about 8.9 km away. Purāini is about 11 km away. Amarpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.