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About Lawamauha Village

Lawamauha is a small village in Pithora tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 335, made up of 153 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,190 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493555, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lawamauha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lawamauha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Pithora
Pincode 493555
Area (hectares) 162.35 hectares
Population 335
Male Population 153
Female Population 182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,190
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lawamauha compares

By the 2011 count Lawamauha is the 198th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 835 residents. Its 162.35 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Lawamauha

Lawamauha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lawamauha 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 Lawamauha from other places

Lawamauha lies about 79 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Bagbahra, about 57 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 Lawamauha
Nearest town Saraipali 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Pithora 32 km
Nearest railway station Bagbahra 57 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 79 km

Villages closest to Lawamauha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lawamauha village had a population of 335. That makes it the 198th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 835 residents.

Lawamauha village has 153 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lawamauha has about 1190 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Lawamauha is 493555. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lawamauha covers 162.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lawamauha falls under Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Lawamauha is Bagbahra, about 57 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 Lawamauha.

Lawamauha is about 79 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lawamauha is in Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 25 km away. Pithora is about 32 km away. Bagbahra is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhapimauha (under 2 km), Bhaskarapali (under 2 km) and Kotgarh (under 2 km).

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

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