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About Lawagain Village

Lawagain is a small village in Itki tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 411, made up of 219 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 382 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lawagain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lawagain village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Itki
Pincode 835303
Area (hectares) 382 hectares
Population 411
Male Population 219
Female Population 192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within 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 the 26th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 382 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 974.

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 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 21 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Itki, about 9.4 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
Nearest railway station Itki 9.4 km
Nearest town Rātu 20 km
District headquarters Ranchi 21 km

Villages closest to Lawagain

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Itki 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 411. That makes it the 26th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Lawagain village has 219 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lawagain has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Lawagain is 835303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lawagain covers 382 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lawagain falls under Itki tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lawagain is Itki, about 9.4 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 - 10 km distance for Lawagain.

Lawagain is about 21 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lawagain is in Itki tehsil of Ranchi district. Itki is about 9.4 km away. Rātu is about 20 km away. Ranchi 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 Lupunga (under 2 km), Sauka (1.6 km) and Chinaro (1.7 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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