About Laswara Village

Laswara is a large village in Bishnah tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,175, made up of 1,702 males and 1,473 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Laswara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laswara village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Tehsil	Bishnah
Pincode	181132
Area (hectares)	306.7 hectares
Population	3,175
Male Population	1,702
Female Population	1,473
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	865
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Laswara compares

By the 2011 count Laswara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 909 residents. Its 306.7 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Laswara

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

Laswara lies about 17 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 9.6 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 Laswara
Tehsil headquarters	Bishnah	3.5 km
Nearest railway station	Bari Brahman	9.6 km
Nearest town	Jammu Cantonment	14 km
District headquarters	Jammu	17 km

Villages closest to Laswara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Laswara village had a population of 3,175. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 909 residents.

Laswara village has 1,702 males and 1,473 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laswara has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Laswara is 181132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Laswara covers 306.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Laswara falls under Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Laswara is Bari Brahman, about 9.6 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 within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Laswara.

Laswara is about 17 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Laswara is in Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district. Bishnah is about 3.5 km away. Bari Brahman is about 9.6 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.