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About Laka Tola Village

Laka Tola is a mid sized village in Goriakothi tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,536, made up of 783 males and 753 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83 hectares hectares.

Laka Tola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laka Tola village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Goriakothi
Area (hectares) 83 hectares
Population 1,536
Male Population 783
Female Population 753
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Laka Tola compares

By the 2011 count Laka Tola is the 49th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 83 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Laka Tola

Laka Tola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Laka Tola 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 Laka Tola from other places

Laka Tola lies about 25 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Sidhwalia, about 11 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 Laka Tola
Nearest railway station Sidhwalia 11 km
Nearest town Barauli 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Goriakothi 25 km
District headquarters Siwan 25 km

Villages closest to Laka Tola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goriakothi 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 Laka Tola

As per the Census of India 2011, Laka Tola village had a population of 1,536. That makes it the 49th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Laka Tola village has 783 males and 753 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laka Tola has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Laka Tola covers 83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Laka Tola falls under Goriakothi tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Laka Tola is Sidhwalia, about 11 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 Laka Tola.

Laka Tola is about 25 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Laka Tola is in Goriakothi tehsil of Siwan district. Sidhwalia is about 11 km away. Barauli is about 14 km away. Goriakothi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Goria Kothi (under 2 km), Gorea Kothi (under 2 km) and Sauna (under 2 km).

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

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