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About Laua Village

Laua is a large village in Sihawal tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,000, made up of 1,009 males and 991 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266.25 hectares hectares.

Laua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laua village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Sihawal
Area (hectares) 266.25 hectares
Population 2,000
Male Population 1,009
Female Population 991
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Laua compares

By the 2011 count Laua is the 38th largest of the 286 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 266.25 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Laua

Laua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Laua as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Laua from other places

Laua lies about 30 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Majhaoli, about 42 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 Laua
Tehsil headquarters Sihawal 11 km
District headquarters Sidhi 30 km
Nearest railway station Majhaoli 42 km

Villages closest to Laua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Laua village had a population of 2,000. That makes it the 38th largest of the 286 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Laua village has 1,009 males and 991 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laua has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Laua covers 266.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Laua falls under Sihawal tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Laua is Majhaoli, about 42 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Laua.

Laua is about 30 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Laua is in Sihawal tehsil of Sidhi district. Sihawal is about 11 km away. Sidhi is about 30 km away. Majhaoli is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lauar Nankar (under 2 km), Lauar Paipkhar (under 2 km) and Badaila (under 2 km).

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

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