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About Lawar Village

Lawar is a large village in Masturi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,167, made up of 1,604 males and 1,563 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 522.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lawar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lawar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Masturi
Pincode 495551
Area (hectares) 522.63 hectares
Population 3,167
Male Population 1,604
Female Population 1,563
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lawar compares

By the 2011 count Lawar is the 22nd largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents. Its 522.63 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Lawar

Lawar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lawar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lawar from other places

Lawar lies about 12 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Gatora, 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 Lawar
Tehsil headquarters Masturi 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Gatora 5.9 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 12 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 12 km

Villages closest to Lawar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lawar village had a population of 3,167. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents.

Lawar village has 1,604 males and 1,563 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lawar has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Lawar is 495551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lawar covers 522.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lawar falls under Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Lawar is Gatora, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lawar.

Lawar is about 12 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lawar is in Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Masturi is about 4.5 km away. Gatora is about 5.9 km away. Bilaspur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ankdih (1.8 km), Koni (1.9 km) and Darrighat (2.6 km).

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

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