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About Lawa Village

Lawa is a mid sized village in Nimdih tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,024, made up of 542 males and 482 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 672 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lawa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Nimdih
Pincode 832403
Area (hectares) 672 hectares
Population 1,024
Male Population 542
Female Population 482
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Lawa compares

By the 2011 count Lawa is the 32nd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents. Its 672 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 954.

Getting to Lawa

Lawa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lawa 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lawa from other places

Lawa lies about 56 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Silli, about 2.8 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 Lawa
Nearest railway station Silli 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Nimdih 19 km
Nearest town Būndu 30 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 56 km

Villages closest to Lawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lawa village had a population of 1,024. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents.

Lawa village has 542 males and 482 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lawa has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Lawa is 832403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lawa covers 672 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lawa falls under Nimdih tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lawa is Silli, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Lawa.

Lawa is about 56 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lawa is in Nimdih tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Silli is about 2.8 km away. Nimdih is about 19 km away. Būndu is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bana (3.5 km), Madhupur (6.3 km) and Hutu (7.1 km).

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

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