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About Laucha Village

Laucha is a large village in Bahadurganj tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,702, made up of 1,773 males and 1,929 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 543 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Laucha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laucha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Bahadurganj
Pincode 855101
Area (hectares) 543 hectares
Population 3,702
Male Population 1,773
Female Population 1,929
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,088
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 Laucha compares

By the 2011 count Laucha is the 17th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,128 residents. Its 543 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Laucha

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

Laucha lies about 27 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 21 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 Bahadurganj 6.7 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 21 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 27 km

Villages closest to Laucha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bahadurganj 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 3,702. That makes it the 17th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,128 residents.

Laucha village has 1,773 males and 1,929 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laucha has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Laucha is 855101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Laucha covers 543 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Laucha falls under Bahadurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Laucha is Pawakhali, about 21 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 Laucha.

Laucha is about 27 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Laucha is in Bahadurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district. Bahadurganj is about 6.7 km away. Bahādurganj is about 6.7 km away. Pawakhali is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Babhantola Laucha (under 2 km), Charakpara Laucha (under 2 km) and Chhota Laucha (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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