About Lagan Village

Lagan is a mid sized village in Jama tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 560, made up of 283 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lagan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lagan village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Jama
Pincode	814146
Area (hectares)	131 hectares
Population	560
Male Population	283
Female Population	277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lagan compares

By the 2011 count Lagan is the 76th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 446 residents. Its 131 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 986.

Getting to Lagan

Lagan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lagan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kurua, Kurumtanr, Kusbadia and Kusmaha. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Lagan

As per the Census of India 2011, Lagan village had a population of 560. That makes it the 76th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 446 residents.

Lagan village has 283 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lagan has about 979 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 986.

The pincode recorded for Lagan is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lagan covers 131 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lagan falls under Jama tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Lagan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Lagan.

Lagan is in Jama tehsil of Dumka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.