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About Lauki Village

Lauki is a small village in Bhanpur tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 130, made up of 53 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,453 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12.37 hectares hectares.

Lauki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lauki village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Bhanpur
Area (hectares) 12.37 hectares
Population 130
Male Population 53
Female Population 77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,453
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lauki compares

By the 2011 count Lauki is the 361st largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 850 residents. Its 12.37 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

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 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 124 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Zafarabad Junction, about 5.0 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 Zafarabad Junction 5.0 km
Nearest town Jaunpur 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhanpur 31 km
District headquarters Basti 124 km

Villages closest to Lauki

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhanpur 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 130. That makes it the 361st largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 850 residents.

Lauki village has 53 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lauki has about 1453 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Lauki covers 12.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lauki falls under Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lauki is Zafarabad Junction, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 124 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lauki is in Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district. Zafarabad Junction is about 5.0 km away. Jaunpur is about 9.0 km away. Bhanpur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muradpur (4.6 km), Ramapur (4.8 km) and Kalyanpur (5.6 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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