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About Lawahi Khurd Village

Lawahi Khurd is a mid sized village in Dandai tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,718, made up of 897 males and 821 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 343 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lawahi Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lawahi Khurd village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Dandai
Pincode 822114
Area (hectares) 343 hectares
Population 1,718
Male Population 897
Female Population 821
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
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 Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Lawahi Khurd is the 13th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,274 residents. Its 343 hectares work out to about 5.0 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 959.

Getting to Lawahi Khurd

Lawahi Khurd is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lawahi Khurd 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 Khurd from other places

Lawahi Khurd lies about 22 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Meralgram, about 16 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 Khurd
Tehsil headquarters Dandai 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Meralgram 16 km
District headquarters Garhwa 22 km

Villages closest to Lawahi Khurd

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 Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Lawahi Khurd village had a population of 1,718. That makes it the 13th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,274 residents.

Lawahi Khurd village has 897 males and 821 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lawahi Khurd has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

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

Lawahi Khurd covers 343 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Lawahi Khurd is Meralgram, about 16 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 Khurd.

Lawahi Khurd is about 22 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lawahi Khurd is in Dandai tehsil of Garhwa district. Dandai is about 3.4 km away. Meralgram is about 16 km away. Garhwa is about 22 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 Kalan (1.5 km), Raro (2.1 km) and Naudiha Alias Suarjangha (2.3 km).

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

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