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About Lawahi Kalan Village

Lawahi Kalan is one of the larger villages in Dandai tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,066, made up of 2,611 males and 2,455 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 583 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lawahi Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lawahi Kalan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Dandai
Pincode 822114
Area (hectares) 583 hectares
Population 5,066
Male Population 2,611
Female Population 2,455
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lawahi Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Lawahi Kalan is the 5th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,274 residents. Its 583 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Lawahi Kalan

Lawahi Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lawahi Kalan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Lawahi Kalan from other places

Lawahi Kalan lies about 20 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Meralgram, about 14 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 Lawahi Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Dandai 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Meralgram 14 km
District headquarters Garhwa 20 km

Villages closest to Lawahi Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dandai 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 Lawahi Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Lawahi Kalan village had a population of 5,066. That makes it the 5th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,274 residents.

Lawahi Kalan village has 2,611 males and 2,455 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lawahi Kalan has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Lawahi Kalan is 822114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lawahi Kalan covers 583 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lawahi Kalan falls under Dandai tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lawahi Kalan is Meralgram, about 14 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 <5 km distance for Lawahi Kalan.

Lawahi Kalan is about 20 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lawahi Kalan is in Dandai tehsil of Garhwa district. Dandai is about 2.6 km away. Meralgram is about 14 km away. Garhwa is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lawahi Khurd (1.5 km), Balekhari Alias Balekhar (2.1 km) and Danrai (2.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Lawahi Kalan today is likely to be higher.

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