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About Lauki Village

Lauki is a large village in Nanpara tehsil, in the district of Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,761, made up of 1,490 males and 1,271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 311.85 hectares hectares.

Lauki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lauki village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bahraich
Tehsil Nanpara
Area (hectares) 311.85 hectares
Population 2,761
Male Population 1,490
Female Population 1,271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lauki compares

By the 2011 count Lauki is the 165th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,934 residents. Its 311.85 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Lauki

Lauki is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lauki as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lauki from other places

Lauki lies about 17 km from Bahraich, and the nearest railway station is Risia, about 6.2 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 Lauki
Nearest railway station Risia 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nanpara 17 km
Nearest town Nānpāra 17 km
District headquarters Bahraich 17 km

Villages closest to Lauki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lauki village had a population of 2,761. That makes it the 165th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,934 residents.

Lauki village has 1,490 males and 1,271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lauki has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 895.

Lauki covers 311.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lauki falls under Nanpara tehsil of Bahraich district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lauki is Risia, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lauki.

Lauki is about 17 km from Bahraich in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lauki is in Nanpara tehsil of Bahraich district. Risia is about 6.2 km away. Nanpara is about 17 km away. Nānpāra is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baraiya Kalan (under 2 km), Bhopatpur Belwa (under 2 km) and Bhopatpur Chauki (under 2 km).

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

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