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About Lawar Village

Lawar is a large village in Simga tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,571, made up of 1,273 males and 1,298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 605.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lawar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lawar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Simga
Pincode 493113
Area (hectares) 605.01 hectares
Population 2,571
Male Population 1,273
Female Population 1,298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lawar compares

By the 2011 count Lawar is the 18th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 605.01 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

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 village. 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 53 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 4.3 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
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 4.3 km
Nearest town Tilda Newra 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Simga 14 km
District headquarters Raipur 53 km

Villages closest to Lawar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Simga 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 2,571. That makes it the 18th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Lawar village has 1,273 males and 1,298 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lawar has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Lawar is 493113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lawar covers 605.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lawar falls under Simga tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Lawar is Hathbandh, about 4.3 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 village for Lawar.

Lawar is about 53 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lawar is in Simga tehsil of Raipur district. Hathbandh is about 4.3 km away. Tilda Newra is about 13 km away. Simga is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manohara (2.1 km), Dongariya (2.4 km) and Sitapar (3.0 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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