About Launa Village

Launa is a large village in Tarapur tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,878, made up of 2,073 males and 1,805 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 401 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Launa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Launa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Munger
Tehsil	Tarapur
Pincode	813221
Area (hectares)	401 hectares
Population	3,878
Male Population	2,073
Female Population	1,805
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	871
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 Launa compares

By the 2011 count Launa is the 4th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents. Its 401 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Launa

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

Launa lies about 33 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Khariapipra Halt, about 15 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 Launa
Tehsil headquarters	Tarapur	5.0 km
Nearest town	Kharagpur	6.3 km
Nearest railway station	Khariapipra Halt	15 km
District headquarters	Munger	33 km

Villages closest to Launa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Launa village had a population of 3,878. That makes it the 4th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents.

Launa village has 2,073 males and 1,805 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Launa has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Launa is 813221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Launa covers 401 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Launa falls under Tarapur tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Launa is Khariapipra Halt, about 15 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 Launa.

Launa is about 33 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Launa is in Tarapur tehsil of Munger district. Tarapur is about 5.0 km away. Kharagpur is about 6.3 km away. Khariapipra Halt is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.