About Lara Village

Lara is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 458, made up of 238 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.52 hectares hectares.

Lara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lara village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Basti
Tehsil	Harraiya
Area (hectares)	39.52 hectares
Population	458
Male Population	238
Female Population	220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lara compares

By the 2011 count Lara is the 687th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 39.52 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Lara

Lara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Lara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Lara from other places

Lara lies about 45 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Uska Bazar, about 16 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 Lara
Nearest town	Bānsi	8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Harraiya	14 km
Nearest railway station	Uska Bazar	16 km
District headquarters	Basti	45 km

Villages closest to Lara

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

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Common questions about Lara

As per the Census of India 2011, Lara village had a population of 458. That makes it the 687th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Lara village has 238 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lara has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Lara covers 39.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lara falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lara is Uska Bazar, about 16 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Lara.

Lara is about 45 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lara is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Bānsi is about 8.6 km away. Harraiya is about 14 km away. Uska Bazar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.