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About Laing Village

Laing is one of the larger villages in Rajagangapur tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,715, made up of 2,868 males and 2,847 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1270 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770034, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Laing Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laing village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Rajagangapur
Pincode 770034
Area (hectares) 1270 hectares
Population 5,715
Male Population 2,868
Female Population 2,847
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Laing compares

By the 2011 count Laing is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents. Its 1270 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Laing

Laing is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Laing as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kesramal, Kichimiri, Kukudamunda and Kuleipith. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Laing

As per the Census of India 2011, Laing village had a population of 5,715. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents.

Laing village has 2,868 males and 2,847 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laing has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Laing is 770034. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Laing covers 1270 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Laing falls under Rajagangapur tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The census record for Laing notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Laing.

Laing is in Rajagangapur tehsil of Sundargarh district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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