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About Lauria Village

Lauria is one of the larger villages in Lauriya tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,961, made up of 5,693 males and 5,268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 349 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845453, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lauria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lauria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Lauriya
Pincode 845453
Area (hectares) 349 hectares
Population 10,961
Male Population 5,693
Female Population 5,268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lauria compares

By the 2011 count Lauria is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,534 residents. Its 349 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Lauria

Lauria is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lauria as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Lauria from other places

Lauria lies about 5.5 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Sathi, about 10 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 Lauria
Tehsil headquarters Lauriya under 2 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Sathi 10 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 14 km

Villages closest to Lauria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lauria village had a population of 10,961. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,534 residents.

Lauria village has 5,693 males and 5,268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lauria has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

The pincode recorded for Lauria is 845453. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lauria covers 349 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Lauria falls under Lauriya tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lauria is Sathi, about 10 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 village for Lauria.

Lauria is about 5.5 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lauria is in Lauriya tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Lauriya is about under 2 km away. Pashchim Champaran is about 5.5 km away. Sathi is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pakri (under 2 km), Belwa (under 2 km) and Pararawan (under 2 km).

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

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