About Lagwa Village

Lagwa is a mid sized village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,437, made up of 740 males and 697 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 440 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lagwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lagwa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Jarmundi
Pincode	814145
Area (hectares)	440 hectares
Population	1,437
Male Population	740
Female Population	697
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lagwa compares

By the 2011 count Lagwa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 440 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Lagwa

Lagwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lagwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kusumkanali, Labda, Lachhmipur and Ladar. 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 Lagwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Lagwa village had a population of 1,437. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Lagwa village has 740 males and 697 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lagwa has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Lagwa is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lagwa covers 440 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lagwa falls under Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Lagwa.

Lagwa is in Jarmundi 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.