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About Lauriya Village

Lauriya is a large village in Areraj tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,041, made up of 1,074 males and 967 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83 hectares hectares.

Lauriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lauriya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Areraj
Area (hectares) 83 hectares
Population 2,041
Male Population 1,074
Female Population 967
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lauriya compares

By the 2011 count Lauriya is the 21st largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,380 residents. Its 83 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Lauriya

Lauriya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lauriya as Available within <5 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 Lauriya from other places

Lauriya lies about 20 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Manjhagarh, about 20 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 Lauriya
Tehsil headquarters Areraj 3.4 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 20 km
Nearest railway station Manjhagarh 20 km

Villages closest to Lauriya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lauriya village had a population of 2,041. That makes it the 21st largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,380 residents.

Lauriya village has 1,074 males and 967 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lauriya has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

Lauriya covers 83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Lauriya falls under Areraj tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lauriya is Manjhagarh, about 20 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Lauriya.

Lauriya is about 20 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lauriya is in Areraj tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Areraj is about 3.4 km away. Purba Champaran is about 20 km away. Manjhagarh is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Misrauliya (under 2 km), Rajepur (under 2 km) and Jhakhra (1.8 km).

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

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