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About Lawatara Village

Lawatara is a mid sized village in Bemetara tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,093, made up of 557 males and 536 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 397.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lawatara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lawatara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Bemetara
Pincode 491335
Area (hectares) 397.78 hectares
Population 1,093
Male Population 557
Female Population 536
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lawatara compares

By the 2011 count Lawatara is the 68th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents. Its 397.78 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Lawatara

Lawatara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lawatara as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Lawatara from other places

Lawatara lies about 77 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 39 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 Lawatara
Tehsil headquarters Bemetara 14 km
Nearest town Bemetāra 14 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 39 km
District headquarters Durg 77 km

Villages closest to Lawatara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lawatara village had a population of 1,093. That makes it the 68th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents.

Lawatara village has 557 males and 536 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lawatara has about 962 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 1000.

The pincode recorded for Lawatara is 491335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lawatara covers 397.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lawatara falls under Bemetara tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Lawatara is Hathbandh, about 39 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 10+ km distance for Lawatara.

Lawatara is about 77 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lawatara is in Bemetara tehsil of Durg district. Bemetara is about 14 km away. Bemetāra is about 14 km away. Hathbandh is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chamari (under 2 km), Atariya (2.2 km) and Khandsara (2.4 km).

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

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