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About Lauhka Village

Lauhka is one of the larger villages in Patti tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,678, made up of 2,969 males and 2,709 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1149 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lauhka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lauhka village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Tarn Taran
Tehsil Patti
Pincode 143401
Area (hectares) 1149 hectares
Population 5,678
Male Population 2,969
Female Population 2,709
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Lauhka compares

By the 2011 count Lauhka is the 12th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents. Its 1149 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Lauhka

Lauhka 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 Lauhka 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lauhka from other places

Lauhka lies about 13 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Kairon, about 1.5 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 Lauhka
Nearest railway station Kairon 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Patti 7.6 km
District headquarters Tarn Taran 13 km

Villages closest to Lauhka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lauhka village had a population of 5,678. That makes it the 12th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents.

Lauhka village has 2,969 males and 2,709 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lauhka has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Lauhka is 143401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lauhka covers 1149 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lauhka falls under Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Lauhka is Kairon, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Lauhka.

Lauhka is about 13 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lauhka is in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Kairon is about 1.5 km away. Patti is about 7.6 km away. Tarn Taran is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nathu Chak (under 2 km), Kairon (2.6 km) and Kariala (5.2 km).

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

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