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About Lagadih Village

Lagadih is a mid sized village in Rajnagar tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,451, made up of 730 males and 721 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.8 hectares hectares.

Lagadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lagadih village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Rajnagar
Area (hectares) 51.8 hectares
Population 1,451
Male Population 730
Female Population 721
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lagadih compares

By the 2011 count Lagadih is the 35th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,016 residents. Its 51.8 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Lagadih

Lagadih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Lagadih as Available within 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 Lagadih from other places

Lagadih lies about 13 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Rajanagar, about 4.2 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 Lagadih
Tehsil headquarters Rajnagar 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Rajanagar 4.2 km
District headquarters Madhubani 13 km

Villages closest to Lagadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lagadih village had a population of 1,451. That makes it the 35th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,016 residents.

Lagadih village has 730 males and 721 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lagadih has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Lagadih covers 51.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Lagadih falls under Rajnagar tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lagadih is Rajanagar, about 4.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Lagadih.

Lagadih is about 13 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lagadih is in Rajnagar tehsil of Madhubani district. Rajnagar is about 3.0 km away. Rajanagar is about 4.2 km away. Madhubani is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koilpar (under 2 km), Bakuar (under 2 km) and Ghiwahi (under 2 km).

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

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