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About Lauki Village

Lauki is a mid sized village in Shirpur tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,986, made up of 1,006 males and 980 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2049.19 hectares hectares.

Lauki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lauki village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Dhule
Tehsil Shirpur
Area (hectares) 2049.19 hectares
Population 1,986
Male Population 1,006
Female Population 980
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lauki compares

By the 2011 count Lauki is the 71st largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,393 residents. Its 2049.19 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Lauki

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

Lauki lies about 60 km from Dhule, and the nearest railway station is Nardana, about 29 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 Lauki
Tehsil headquarters Shirpur 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Nardana 29 km
District headquarters Dhule 60 km

Villages closest to Lauki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lauki village had a population of 1,986. That makes it the 71st largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,393 residents.

Lauki village has 1,006 males and 980 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lauki has about 974 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 971.

Lauki covers 2049.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lauki falls under Shirpur tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Lauki is Nardana, about 29 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Lauki.

Lauki is about 60 km from Dhule in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lauki is in Shirpur tehsil of Dhule district. Shirpur is about 9.9 km away. Nardana is about 29 km away. Dhule is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hadakhed (3.4 km), Sule (4.4 km) and Karvand (4.8 km).

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

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