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About Laucha Village

Laucha is a small village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 192, made up of 89 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,157 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Laucha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laucha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Balrampur
Pincode 854317
Area (hectares) 68.21 hectares
Population 192
Male Population 89
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,157
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Laucha compares

By the 2011 count Laucha is the 110th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 68.21 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Laucha

Laucha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Laucha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Laucha from other places

Laucha lies about 43 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Sanjay Gram, about 6.0 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 Laucha
Tehsil headquarters Balrampur 2.0 km
Nearest railway station Sanjay Gram 6.0 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 22 km
District headquarters Katihar 43 km

Villages closest to Laucha

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.

Common questions about Laucha

As per the Census of India 2011, Laucha village had a population of 192. That makes it the 110th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Laucha village has 89 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laucha has about 1157 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Laucha is 854317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Laucha covers 68.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Laucha falls under Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Laucha is Sanjay Gram, about 6.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Laucha.

Laucha is about 43 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Laucha is in Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district. Balrampur is about 2.0 km away. Sanjay Gram is about 6.0 km away. Rāiganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonitola (under 2 km), Baidol (under 2 km) and Haripur (under 2 km).

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

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