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About Laua Village

Laua is a mid sized village in Sikandra tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,451, made up of 789 males and 662 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 839 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 209310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Laua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laua village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Sikandra
Pincode 209310
Area (hectares) 275.49 hectares
Population 1,451
Male Population 789
Female Population 662
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 839
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Laua compares

By the 2011 count Laua is the 71st largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents. Its 275.49 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 856.

Getting to Laua

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

How far is Laua from other places

Laua lies about 14 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Jhinjhak, about 9.1 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 Laua
Nearest railway station Jhinjhak 9.1 km
Nearest town Jhīnjhak 9.6 km
District headquarters Kanpur Dehat 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sikandra 15 km

Villages closest to Laua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Laua village had a population of 1,451. That makes it the 71st largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents.

Laua village has 789 males and 662 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laua has about 839 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 856.

The pincode recorded for Laua is 209310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Laua covers 275.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Laua falls under Sikandra tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Laua is Jhinjhak, about 9.1 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 10+ km distance for Laua.

Laua is about 14 km from Kanpur Dehat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Laua is in Sikandra tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Jhinjhak is about 9.1 km away. Jhīnjhak is about 9.6 km away. Kanpur Dehat is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaura (1.6 km), Bahera (2.7 km) and Bhandemau (3.1 km).

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

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