About Laugain Village

Laugain is a mid sized village in Shahkund tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,116, made up of 613 males and 503 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 821 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813108, 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	Shahkund
Pincode	813108
Area (hectares)	79 hectares
Population	1,116
Male Population	613
Female Population	503
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	821
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Laugain compares

By the 2011 count Laugain is the 55th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents. Its 79 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 886.

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 5 - 10 km distance. 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 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
Nearest railway station	Tikani	8.9 km
Nearest town	Purāini	11 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahkund	27 km

Villages closest to Laugain

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahkund 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 1,116. That makes it the 55th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents.

Laugain village has 613 males and 503 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laugain has about 821 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Laugain is 813108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Laugain covers 79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Laugain falls under Shahkund 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 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 Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Tikani is about 8.9 km away. Purāini is about 11 km away. Bhagalpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.