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About Laurhiabuzurg Village

Laurhiabuzurg is a large village in Barahat tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,033, made up of 1,017 males and 1,016 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Laurhiabuzurg Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laurhiabuzurg village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Barahat
Pincode 813103
Area (hectares) 194 hectares
Population 2,033
Male Population 1,017
Female Population 1,016
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Laurhiabuzurg compares

By the 2011 count Laurhiabuzurg is the 20th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents. Its 194 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Laurhiabuzurg

Laurhiabuzurg is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Laurhiabuzurg as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Laurhiabuzurg from other places

Laurhiabuzurg lies about 15 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Panjwara Road, about 6.3 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 Laurhiabuzurg
Nearest railway station Panjwara Road 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Barahat 7.6 km
Nearest town Godda 15 km
District headquarters Banka 15 km

Villages closest to Laurhiabuzurg

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Laurhiabuzurg village had a population of 2,033. That makes it the 20th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents.

Laurhiabuzurg village has 1,017 males and 1,016 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laurhiabuzurg has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Laurhiabuzurg is 813103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Laurhiabuzurg covers 194 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Laurhiabuzurg falls under Barahat tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Laurhiabuzurg is Panjwara Road, about 6.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Laurhiabuzurg.

Laurhiabuzurg is about 15 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Laurhiabuzurg is in Barahat tehsil of Banka district. Panjwara Road is about 6.3 km away. Barahat is about 7.6 km away. Godda is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Laurhia Khurd (under 2 km), Kachmachia (under 2 km) and Rakuli (under 2 km).

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

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