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About Lauwa Kalan Village

Lauwa Kalan is one of the larger villages in Baniapur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,577, made up of 3,158 males and 3,419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lauwa Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lauwa Kalan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Baniapur
Pincode 841403
Area (hectares) 314 hectares
Population 6,577
Male Population 3,158
Female Population 3,419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lauwa Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Lauwa Kalan is the 6th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents. Its 314 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Lauwa Kalan

Lauwa Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lauwa Kalan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lauwa Kalan from other places

Lauwa Kalan lies about 7.3 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Daudpur, about 12 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 Lauwa Kalan
District headquarters Saran 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Baniapur 11 km
Nearest railway station Daudpur 12 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 19 km

Villages closest to Lauwa Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baniapur 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 Lauwa Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Lauwa Kalan village had a population of 6,577. That makes it the 6th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents.

Lauwa Kalan village has 3,158 males and 3,419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lauwa Kalan has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Lauwa Kalan is 841403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lauwa Kalan covers 314 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Lauwa Kalan falls under Baniapur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lauwa Kalan is Daudpur, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Lauwa Kalan.

Lauwa Kalan is about 7.3 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lauwa Kalan is in Baniapur tehsil of Saran district. Saran is about 7.3 km away. Baniapur is about 11 km away. Daudpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhatwa Khurd (under 2 km), Chhatwan Kalan (1.5 km) and Paterhia (1.8 km).

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

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