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About Laugain Village

Laugain is a mid sized village in Goradih tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,518, made up of 770 males and 748 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Laugain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laugain village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Goradih
Pincode 813105
Area (hectares) 121 hectares
Population 1,518
Male Population 770
Female Population 748
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
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 30th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,805 residents. Its 121 hectares work out to about 13 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 888.

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 Bhagalpur, 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
Tehsil headquarters Goradih 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Tikani 8.9 km
Nearest town Purāini 11 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 18 km

Villages closest to Laugain

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goradih 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 1,518. That makes it the 30th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,805 residents.

Laugain village has 770 males and 748 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laugain has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Laugain is 813105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Laugain covers 121 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Laugain falls under Goradih tehsil of Bhagalpur 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 18 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Laugain is in Goradih tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Goradih is about 4.7 km away. Tikani is about 8.9 km away. Purāini is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Babhangawan (under 2 km), Hemra (under 2 km) and Tarchha (1.5 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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