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About Lafia Village

Lafia is a mid sized village in Lalganj tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 536, made up of 267 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lafia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lafia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Lalganj
Pincode 276201
Area (hectares) 48.87 hectares
Population 536
Male Population 267
Female Population 269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lafia compares

By the 2011 count Lafia is the 296th largest of the 484 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents. Its 48.87 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Lafia

Lafia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lafia 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kureharapura Dani, Kusaha, Kusarana and Lachimanpur. 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 Lafia

As per the Census of India 2011, Lafia village had a population of 536. That makes it the 296th largest of the 484 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents.

Lafia village has 267 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lafia has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1080.

The pincode recorded for Lafia is 276201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lafia covers 48.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lafia falls under Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Lafia notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Lafia.

Lafia is in Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh 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 Lafia today is likely to be higher.

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