About Laua Village

Laua is a large village in Taraiya tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,079, made up of 1,569 males and 1,510 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269 hectares hectares.

Laua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Taraiya
Area (hectares)	269 hectares
Population	3,079
Male Population	1,569
Female Population	1,510
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Laua compares

By the 2011 count Laua is the 15th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents. Its 269 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Laua

Laua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Laua as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Laua from other places

Laua lies about 27 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Masrakh Junction, about 7.3 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
Tehsil headquarters	Taraiya	3.9 km
Nearest railway station	Masrakh Junction	7.3 km
Nearest town	Marhaura	15 km
District headquarters	Saran	27 km

Villages closest to Laua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Laua village had a population of 3,079. That makes it the 15th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents.

Laua village has 1,569 males and 1,510 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laua has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Laua covers 269 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Laua falls under Taraiya tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Laua is Masrakh Junction, about 7.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Laua.

Laua is about 27 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 Taraiya tehsil of Saran district. Taraiya is about 3.9 km away. Masrakh Junction is about 7.3 km away. Marhaura is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.