About Law Village

Law is one of the larger villages in Tikari tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,933, made up of 3,053 males and 2,880 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 535 hectares hectares.

Law Overview

Census 2011 figures for Law village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Tikari
Area (hectares)	535 hectares
Population	5,933
Male Population	3,053
Female Population	2,880
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Law compares

By the 2011 count Law is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 535 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Law

Law is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Law as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Law from other places

Law lies about 21 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 11 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 Law
Tehsil headquarters	Tikari	3.4 km
Nearest town	Tekāri	3.4 km
Nearest railway station	Bela	11 km
District headquarters	Gaya	21 km

Villages closest to Law

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Law village had a population of 5,933. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Law village has 3,053 males and 2,880 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Law has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Law covers 535 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Law falls under Tikari tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Law is Bela, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Law.

Law is about 21 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Law is in Tikari tehsil of Gaya district. Tikari is about 3.4 km away. Tekāri is about 3.4 km away. Bela is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.