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About Lauposh Village

Lauposh is a small village in Lahunipara tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 325, made up of 158 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lauposh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lauposh village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Lahunipara
Pincode 770040
Area (hectares) 178 hectares
Population 325
Male Population 158
Female Population 167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lauposh compares

By the 2011 count Lauposh is the 50th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 454 residents. Its 178 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1038.

Getting to Lauposh

Lauposh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lauposh as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Lauposh from other places

Lauposh lies about 101 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Bimlagarh Junction, about 4.7 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 Lauposh
Nearest railway station Bimlagarh Junction 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Lahunipara 7.3 km
Nearest town Raurkela Industrial Township 33 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 101 km

Villages closest to Lauposh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lauposh village had a population of 325. That makes it the 50th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 454 residents.

Lauposh village has 158 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lauposh has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Lauposh is 770040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lauposh covers 178 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lauposh falls under Lahunipara tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Lauposh is Bimlagarh Junction, about 4.7 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 km distance for Lauposh.

Lauposh is about 101 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lauposh is in Lahunipara tehsil of Sundargarh district. Bimlagarh Junction is about 4.7 km away. Lahunipara is about 7.3 km away. Raurkela Industrial Township is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sankhaposh (under 2 km), San Bhaliadihi (under 2 km) and Ghusuriposh (under 2 km).

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

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