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About Lauh Village

Lauh is a large village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,221, made up of 2,204 males and 2,017 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 460.49 hectares hectares.

Lauh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lauh village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 460.49 hectares
Population 4,221
Male Population 2,204
Female Population 2,017
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Lauh compares

By the 2011 count Lauh is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 460.49 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Lauh

The census records public bus service for Lauh 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kushmaul, Kutubpur, Lagadharpur and Lalahapur. 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 Lauh

As per the Census of India 2011, Lauh village had a population of 4,221. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Lauh village has 2,204 males and 2,017 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lauh has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Lauh covers 460.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lauh falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Lauh notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Lauh.

Lauh is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur 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 Lauh today is likely to be higher.

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