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About Lara Village

Lara is a small village in Saidpur tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 433, made up of 245 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 767 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.14 hectares hectares.

Lara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Saidpur
Area (hectares) 53.14 hectares
Population 433
Male Population 245
Female Population 188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 767
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lara compares

By the 2011 count Lara is the 358th largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents. Its 53.14 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Lara

Lara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Lara from other places

Lara lies about 45 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Faridaha Halt, 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 Lara
Nearest railway station Faridaha Halt 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Saidpur 11 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 45 km

Villages closest to Lara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lara village had a population of 433. That makes it the 358th largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents.

Lara village has 245 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lara has about 767 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Lara covers 53.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lara falls under Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lara is Faridaha Halt, about 5.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Lara.

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

Lara is in Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district. Faridaha Halt is about 5.0 km away. Saidpur is about 11 km away. Ghazipur is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Itaha (under 2 km), Sahechanpur (under 2 km) and Madhuban (under 2 km).

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

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