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About Laghola Village

Laghola is a mid sized village in Powayan tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 773, made up of 403 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.61 hectares hectares.

Laghola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laghola village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Powayan
Area (hectares) 198.61 hectares
Population 773
Male Population 403
Female Population 370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Laghola compares

By the 2011 count Laghola is the 304th largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 941 residents. Its 198.61 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Laghola

Laghola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Laghola as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Laghola from other places

Laghola lies about 22 km from Shahjahanpur. 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 Laghola
Nearest town Tilhar 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Powayan 22 km
District headquarters Shahjahanpur 22 km

Villages closest to Laghola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Laghola village had a population of 773. That makes it the 304th largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 941 residents.

Laghola village has 403 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laghola has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

Laghola covers 198.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Laghola falls under Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Laghola notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available for Laghola.

Laghola is about 22 km from Shahjahanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Laghola is in Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Tilhar is about 3.3 km away. Powayan is about 22 km away. Shahjahanpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ladhola (under 2 km), Lakhoha (under 2 km) and Kamalpur (2.9 km).

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

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