About Lachaur Village

Lachaur is a mid sized village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,311, made up of 652 males and 659 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.06 hectares hectares.

Lachaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lachaur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Balrampur
Area (hectares)	179.06 hectares
Population	1,311
Male Population	652
Female Population	659
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,011
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lachaur compares

By the 2011 count Lachaur is the 42nd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 179.06 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Lachaur

Lachaur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lachaur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lachaur from other places

Lachaur lies about 47 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Dalkhola, about 5.4 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 Lachaur
Nearest railway station	Dalkhola	5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Balrampur	13 km
Nearest town	Kishanganj	29 km
District headquarters	Katihar	47 km

Villages closest to Lachaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lachaur village had a population of 1,311. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Lachaur village has 652 males and 659 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lachaur has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Lachaur covers 179.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lachaur falls under Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lachaur is Dalkhola, about 5.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Lachaur.

Lachaur is about 47 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lachaur is in Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district. Dalkhola is about 5.4 km away. Balrampur is about 13 km away. Kishanganj is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.