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About Lalia Village

Lalia is a mid sized village in Korha tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,858, made up of 946 males and 912 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 407 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lalia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Korha
Pincode 854104
Area (hectares) 407 hectares
Population 1,858
Male Population 946
Female Population 912
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
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 Lalia compares

By the 2011 count Lalia is the 48th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,872 residents. Its 407 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Lalia

Lalia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lalia 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 Lalia from other places

Lalia lies about 22 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Karagola Road, about 8.6 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 Lalia
Nearest railway station Karagola Road 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Korha 22 km
District headquarters Katihar 22 km

Villages closest to Lalia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lalia village had a population of 1,858. That makes it the 48th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,872 residents.

Lalia village has 946 males and 912 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lalia has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Lalia is 854104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lalia covers 407 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lalia falls under Korha tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lalia is Karagola Road, about 8.6 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 Lalia.

Lalia is about 22 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lalia is in Korha tehsil of Katihar district. Karagola Road is about 8.6 km away. Korha is about 22 km away. Katihar 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 Pawai (1.8 km), Mirzapur (2.4 km) and Diwandih (2.6 km).

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

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