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About Laugai Village

Laugai is a mid sized village in Pathargama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,670, made up of 873 males and 797 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Laugai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laugai village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Pathargama
Pincode 814147
Area (hectares) 181 hectares
Population 1,670
Male Population 873
Female Population 797
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
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 Laugai compares

By the 2011 count Laugai is the 15th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 805 residents. Its 181 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Laugai

Laugai is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Laugai 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 Laugai from other places

Laugai lies about 25 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 17 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 Laugai
Tehsil headquarters Pathargama 16 km
Nearest railway station Bela 17 km
Nearest town Purāini 21 km
District headquarters Godda 25 km

Villages closest to Laugai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Laugai village had a population of 1,670. That makes it the 15th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 805 residents.

Laugai village has 873 males and 797 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laugai has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Laugai is 814147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Laugai covers 181 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Laugai falls under Pathargama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Laugai is Bela, about 17 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 Laugai.

Laugai is about 25 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Laugai is in Pathargama tehsil of Godda district. Pathargama is about 16 km away. Bela is about 17 km away. Purāini is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasiyatari (under 2 km), Masnaha (3.7 km) and Jogi Chak (4.6 km).

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

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