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About Lai Village

Lai is a large village in Soraon tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,869, made up of 1,506 males and 1,363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.22 hectares hectares.

Lai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Soraon
Area (hectares) 246.22 hectares
Population 2,869
Male Population 1,506
Female Population 1,363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Lai compares

By the 2011 count Lai is the 81st largest of the 398 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,909 residents. Its 246.22 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Lai

Lai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Lai from other places

Lai lies about 22 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Ram Chaura Road, about 1.7 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 Lai
Nearest railway station Ram Chaura Road 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Soraon 15 km
District headquarters Allahabad 22 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 22 km

Villages closest to Lai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lai village had a population of 2,869. That makes it the 81st largest of the 398 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,909 residents.

Lai village has 1,506 males and 1,363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lai has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Lai covers 246.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lai falls under Soraon tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lai is Ram Chaura Road, about 1.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Lai.

Lai is about 22 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lai is in Soraon tehsil of Allahabad district. Ram Chaura Road is about 1.7 km away. Soraon is about 15 km away. Allahabad is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balaimau (under 2 km), Phulpur Urf Jagapur (under 2 km) and Pannupur (1.7 km).

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

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