About Lag Village

Lag is a small village in Bilaspur Sadar tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 231, made up of 124 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lag village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Bilaspur Sadar
Pincode	174001
Area (hectares)	124 hectares
Population	231
Male Population	124
Female Population	107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	863
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lag compares

By the 2011 count Lag is the 85th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 388 residents. Its 124 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Lag

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

Lag lies about 8.8 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Gatora, about 5.8 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 Lag
Nearest railway station	Gatora	5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bilaspur Sadar	8.8 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	8.8 km
Nearest town	Bilāspur	8.8 km

Villages closest to Lag

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bilaspur Sadar 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 Lag

As per the Census of India 2011, Lag village had a population of 231. That makes it the 85th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 388 residents.

Lag village has 124 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lag has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Lag is 174001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lag covers 124 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lag falls under Bilaspur Sadar tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Lag is Gatora, about 5.8 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 Lag.

Lag is about 8.8 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lag is in Bilaspur Sadar tehsil of Bilaspur district. Gatora is about 5.8 km away. Bilaspur Sadar is about 8.8 km away. Bilaspur is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.