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About Lawagain Village

Lawagain is a large village in Kuru tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,425, made up of 1,703 males and 1,722 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 718 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lawagain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lawagain village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Kuru
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 718 hectares
Population 3,425
Male Population 1,703
Female Population 1,722
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
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 Lawagain compares

By the 2011 count Lawagain is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 718 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Lawagain

Lawagain is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lawagain 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lawagain from other places

Lawagain lies about 12 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Hendlaso Bhokta Bagicha, about 6.2 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 Lawagain
Tehsil headquarters Kuru 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Hendlaso Bhokta Bagicha 6.2 km
District headquarters Lohardaga 12 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 12 km

Villages closest to Lawagain

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lawagain village had a population of 3,425. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Lawagain village has 1,703 males and 1,722 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lawagain has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Lawagain is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lawagain covers 718 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lawagain falls under Kuru tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lawagain is Hendlaso Bhokta Bagicha, about 6.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Lawagain.

Lawagain is about 12 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lawagain is in Kuru tehsil of Lohardaga district. Kuru is about 6.2 km away. Hendlaso Bhokta Bagicha is about 6.2 km away. Lohardaga is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolsimri (1.6 km), Karak (1.7 km) and Jangi (2.1 km).

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

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