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About Larugawan Village

Larugawan is a mid sized village in Benipatti tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,322, made up of 712 males and 610 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Larugawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Larugawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Benipatti
Pincode 847303
Area (hectares) 127.04 hectares
Population 1,322
Male Population 712
Female Population 610
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Larugawan compares

By the 2011 count Larugawan is the 73rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,841 residents. Its 127.04 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Larugawan

Larugawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Larugawan as Available within village. 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 Larugawan from other places

Larugawan lies about 39 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Janakpur Road, about 13 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 Larugawan
Nearest railway station Janakpur Road 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Benipatti 20 km
Nearest town Sītāmarhi 27 km
District headquarters Madhubani 39 km

Villages closest to Larugawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Larugawan village had a population of 1,322. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,841 residents.

Larugawan village has 712 males and 610 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Larugawan has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Larugawan is 847303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Larugawan covers 127.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Larugawan falls under Benipatti tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Larugawan is Janakpur Road, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Larugawan.

Larugawan is about 39 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Larugawan is in Benipatti tehsil of Madhubani district. Janakpur Road is about 13 km away. Benipatti is about 20 km away. Sītāmarhi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barmotar Lachchmipur (4.4 km), Parsauna (6.6 km) and Arazi Paraul (12 km).

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

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