About Lagwan Village

Lagwan is a large village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,013, made up of 2,135 males and 1,878 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lagwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lagwan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barsoi
Pincode	855102
Area (hectares)	175.74 hectares
Population	4,013
Male Population	2,135
Female Population	1,878
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	880
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lagwan compares

By the 2011 count Lagwan is the 15th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 175.74 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Lagwan

Lagwan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lagwan as Available within 5 - 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 Lagwan from other places

Lagwan lies about 41 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kachna, about 12 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 Lagwan
Tehsil headquarters	Barsoi	11 km
Nearest railway station	Kachna	12 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	18 km
District headquarters	Katihar	41 km

Villages closest to Lagwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lagwan village had a population of 4,013. That makes it the 15th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Lagwan village has 2,135 males and 1,878 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lagwan has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Lagwan is 855102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lagwan covers 175.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Lagwan falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lagwan is Kachna, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Lagwan.

Lagwan is about 41 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lagwan is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Barsoi is about 11 km away. Kachna is about 12 km away. Rāiganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.