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About Lawatara Village

Lawatara is a large village in Berla tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,019, made up of 1,015 males and 1,004 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 813.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491332, 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 Berla
Pincode 491332
Area (hectares) 813.79 hectares
Population 2,019
Male Population 1,015
Female Population 1,004
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lawatara compares

By the 2011 count Lawatara is the 22nd largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,411 residents. Its 813.79 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 1002.

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 5 - 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 50 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Baikunth, about 31 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 Berla 7.0 km
Nearest town Bemetāra 15 km
Nearest railway station Baikunth 31 km
District headquarters Durg 50 km

Villages closest to Lawatara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Berla 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 2,019. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,411 residents.

Lawatara village has 1,015 males and 1,004 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lawatara has about 989 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 1002.

The pincode recorded for Lawatara is 491332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lawatara covers 813.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lawatara falls under Berla tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Lawatara is Baikunth, about 31 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 - 10 km distance for Lawatara.

Lawatara is about 50 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 Berla tehsil of Durg district. Berla is about 7.0 km away. Bemetāra is about 15 km away. Baikunth is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taksiwa (1.7 km), Surujpura (1.8 km) and Takam (3.0 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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