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About Laugai Village

Laugai is a mid sized village in Colgong tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,321, made up of 710 males and 611 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Laugai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laugai village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Colgong
Pincode 813222
Area (hectares) 112 hectares
Population 1,321
Male Population 710
Female Population 611
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Laugai compares

By the 2011 count Laugai is the 60th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents. Its 112 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Laugai

Laugai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Laugai 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Laugai from other places

Laugai lies about 35 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Bikramshila, about under 2 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 Laugai
Nearest railway station Bikramshila under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Colgong 9.0 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 35 km

Villages closest to Laugai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Laugai village had a population of 1,321. That makes it the 60th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents.

Laugai village has 710 males and 611 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laugai has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Laugai is 813222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Laugai covers 112 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Laugai falls under Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Laugai is Bikramshila, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Laugai.

Laugai is about 35 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Laugai is in Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Bikramshila is about under 2 km away. Colgong is about 9.0 km away. Bhagalpur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Habipur (under 2 km), Salandra (under 2 km) and Salandra Inglis (under 2 km).

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

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