About Lawajhir Village

Lawajhir is a mid sized village in Gairatganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 598, made up of 315 males and 283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 660 hectares hectares.

Lawajhir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lawajhir village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Raisen
Tehsil	Gairatganj
Area (hectares)	660 hectares
Population	598
Male Population	315
Female Population	283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	898
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 Lawajhir compares

By the 2011 count Lawajhir is the 61st largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 655 residents. Its 660 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Lawajhir

Lawajhir is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lawajhir 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 Lawajhir from other places

Lawajhir lies about 45 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Sorai, about 45 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 Lawajhir
Tehsil headquarters	Gairatganj	9.0 km
Nearest town	Begamganj	32 km
District headquarters	Raisen	45 km
Nearest railway station	Sorai	45 km

Villages closest to Lawajhir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lawajhir village had a population of 598. That makes it the 61st largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 655 residents.

Lawajhir village has 315 males and 283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lawajhir has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

Lawajhir covers 660 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lawajhir falls under Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lawajhir is Sorai, about 45 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 Lawajhir.

Lawajhir is about 45 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lawajhir is in Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district. Gairatganj is about 9.0 km away. Begamganj is about 32 km away. Raisen is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.