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About Laugain Village

Laugain is a small village in Bausi tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 53, made up of 27 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77 hectares hectares.

Laugain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laugain village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Bausi
Area (hectares) 77 hectares
Population 53
Male Population 27
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 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 among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents. Its 77 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Laugain

Laugain is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Laugain as Available within 5 - 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 19 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Danre Halt, about 4.4 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 Danre Halt 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Bausi 5.6 km
Nearest town Godda 17 km
District headquarters Banka 19 km

Villages closest to Laugain

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Laugain village had a population of 53. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents.

Laugain village has 27 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laugain has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Laugain covers 77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Laugain falls under Bausi tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Laugain is Danre Halt, about 4.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Laugain.

Laugain is about 19 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 Bausi tehsil of Banka district. Danre Halt is about 4.4 km away. Bausi is about 5.6 km away. Godda is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuraro (1.6 km), Golhatti (2.1 km) and Nayagaon (2.5 km).

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

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