About Lara Village

Lara is a mid sized village in Pusour tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,290, made up of 649 males and 641 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 686.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lara village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Raigarh
Tehsil	Pusour
Pincode	496440
Area (hectares)	686.84 hectares
Population	1,290
Male Population	649
Female Population	641
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	988
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lara compares

By the 2011 count Lara is the 30th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 934 residents. Its 686.84 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Lara

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

Lara lies about 21 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kotarlia, about 20 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 Lara
Nearest railway station	Kotarlia	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pusour	21 km
District headquarters	Raigarh	21 km

Villages closest to Lara

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

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Common questions about Lara

As per the Census of India 2011, Lara village had a population of 1,290. That makes it the 30th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 934 residents.

Lara village has 649 males and 641 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lara has about 988 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 989.

The pincode recorded for Lara is 496440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lara covers 686.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lara falls under Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Lara is Kotarlia, about 20 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 village for Lara.

Lara is about 21 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lara is in Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district. Kotarlia is about 20 km away. Pusour is about 21 km away. Raigarh is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.