About Laheji Village

Laheji is a mid sized village in Basantpur tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,532, made up of 738 males and 794 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,076 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares.

Laheji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laheji village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Basantpur
Area (hectares)	98 hectares
Population	1,532
Male Population	738
Female Population	794
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,076
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Laheji compares

By the 2011 count Laheji is the 31st largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Laheji

Laheji is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Laheji 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Laheji from other places

Laheji lies about 24 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Barkagaon Halt, about 5.9 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 Laheji
Nearest railway station	Barkagaon Halt	5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Basantpur	6.9 km
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	12 km
District headquarters	Siwan	24 km

Villages closest to Laheji

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Laheji village had a population of 1,532. That makes it the 31st largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents.

Laheji village has 738 males and 794 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laheji has about 1076 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Laheji covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Laheji falls under Basantpur tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Laheji is Barkagaon Halt, about 5.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Laheji.

Laheji is about 24 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Laheji is in Basantpur tehsil of Siwan district. Barkagaon Halt is about 5.9 km away. Basantpur is about 6.9 km away. Mahārājgani is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.