About Lag Village

Lag is a small village in Jhanduta tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 270, made up of 145 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174035, 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	Jhanduta
Pincode	174035
Area (hectares)	44.34 hectares
Population	270
Male Population	145
Female Population	125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	862
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 114th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 44.34 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

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	Jhanduta	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 Jhanduta 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 270. That makes it the 114th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Lag village has 145 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lag has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Lag is 174035. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lag covers 44.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lag falls under Jhanduta 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 Jhanduta tehsil of Bilaspur district. Gatora is about 5.8 km away. Jhanduta 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.