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About Laua Village

Laua is a large village in Ishupur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,609, made up of 1,348 males and 1,261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207 hectares hectares.

Laua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Ishupur
Area (hectares) 207 hectares
Population 2,609
Male Population 1,348
Female Population 1,261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Laua compares

By the 2011 count Laua is the 25th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents. Its 207 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Laua

Laua is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Laua 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Laua from other places

Laua lies about 17 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Parsa Kerwan Halt, about 3.6 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 Laua
Nearest railway station Parsa Kerwan Halt 3.6 km
Nearest town Marhaura 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Ishupur 17 km
District headquarters Saran 17 km

Villages closest to Laua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Laua village had a population of 2,609. That makes it the 25th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents.

Laua village has 1,348 males and 1,261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laua has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 998.

Laua covers 207 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Laua falls under Ishupur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Laua is Parsa Kerwan Halt, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Laua.

Laua is about 17 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Laua is in Ishupur tehsil of Saran district. Parsa Kerwan Halt is about 3.6 km away. Marhaura is about 11 km away. Ishupur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marwa Khas (under 2 km), Sanrhwara (under 2 km) and Arazi Murwa (1.5 km).

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

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