About Lauria Village

Lauria is a small village in Gawan tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 422, made up of 200 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,110 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lauria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lauria village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Gawan
Pincode	815313
Area (hectares)	141.1 hectares
Population	422
Male Population	200
Female Population	222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,110
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lauria compares

By the 2011 count Lauria is the 61st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 141.1 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Lauria

Lauria is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Lauria as Available within 10+ km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lauria from other places

Lauria lies about 60 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Nawadih, 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 Lauria
Tehsil headquarters	Gawan	9.1 km
Nearest railway station	Nawadih	16 km
Nearest town	Kodarma	29 km
District headquarters	Giridih	60 km

Villages closest to Lauria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lauria village had a population of 422. That makes it the 61st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Lauria village has 200 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lauria has about 1110 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Lauria is 815313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lauria covers 141.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lauria falls under Gawan tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lauria is Nawadih, 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 10+ km distance for Lauria.

Lauria is about 60 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lauria is in Gawan tehsil of Giridih district. Gawan is about 9.1 km away. Nawadih is about 16 km away. Kodarma is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.