About Laugain Village

Laugain is a mid sized village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 756, made up of 412 males and 344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 835 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares.

Laugain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laugain village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Dhuraiya
Area (hectares)	40 hectares
Population	756
Male Population	412
Female Population	344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	835
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 95th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

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 18 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Barahat Junction, about 7.9 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	Barahat Junction	7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuraiya	18 km
District headquarters	Banka	18 km
Nearest town	Bānka	18 km

Villages closest to Laugain

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhuraiya 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 756. That makes it the 95th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Laugain village has 412 males and 344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laugain has about 835 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Laugain covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Laugain falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Laugain is Barahat Junction, about 7.9 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 18 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 Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Barahat Junction is about 7.9 km away. Dhuraiya is about 18 km away. Banka is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.