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About Laghawatola Village

Laghawatola is a mid sized village in Lormi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 954, made up of 483 males and 471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494450, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Laghawatola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laghawatola village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Lormi
Pincode 494450
Area (hectares) 188.8 hectares
Population 954
Male Population 483
Female Population 471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Laghawatola compares

By the 2011 count Laghawatola is the 112th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 188.8 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Laghawatola

Laghawatola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Laghawatola as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Laghawatola from other places

Laghawatola lies about 60 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Salkaroad, about 42 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 Laghawatola
Tehsil headquarters Lormi 9.4 km
Nearest town Mungeli 25 km
Nearest railway station Salkaroad 42 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 60 km

Villages closest to Laghawatola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Laghawatola village had a population of 954. That makes it the 112th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Laghawatola village has 483 males and 471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laghawatola has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Laghawatola is 494450. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Laghawatola covers 188.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Laghawatola falls under Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Laghawatola is Salkaroad, about 42 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Laghawatola.

Laghawatola is about 60 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Laghawatola is in Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Lormi is about 9.4 km away. Mungeli is about 25 km away. Salkaroad is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patharra (under 2 km), Patharri (under 2 km) and Amaldihi (under 2 km).

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

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