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About Laskariya Village

Laskariya is a small village in Varanasi tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 466, made up of 249 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.49 hectares hectares.

Laskariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laskariya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Varanasi
Tehsil Varanasi
Area (hectares) 46.49 hectares
Population 466
Male Population 249
Female Population 217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Laskariya compares

By the 2011 count Laskariya is the 608th largest of the 767 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,740 residents. Its 46.49 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Laskariya

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

How far is Laskariya from other places

Laskariya lies about 20 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Raja Talab, about 8.2 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 Laskariya
Nearest town Chunār 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Raja Talab 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Varanasi 20 km

Villages closest to Laskariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Laskariya village had a population of 466. That makes it the 608th largest of the 767 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,740 residents.

Laskariya village has 249 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laskariya has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Laskariya covers 46.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Laskariya falls under Varanasi tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Laskariya is Raja Talab, about 8.2 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 <5 km distance for Laskariya.

Laskariya is about 20 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Laskariya is in Varanasi tehsil of Varanasi district. Chunār is about 7.3 km away. Raja Talab is about 8.2 km away. Varanasi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanapur (under 2 km), Upadhyaypur (under 2 km) and Paniyara (under 2 km).

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

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