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About Lauga Village

Lauga is a mid sized village in Jakholi tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 511, made up of 244 males and 267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246475, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lauga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lauga village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Jakholi
Pincode 246475
Area (hectares) 107.82 hectares
Population 511
Male Population 244
Female Population 267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,094
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lauga compares

By the 2011 count Lauga is the 41st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 464 residents. Its 107.82 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1247.

Getting to Lauga

Lauga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lauga as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kuri Aduli, Kwila, Laluri and Lamwar. 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 Lauga

As per the Census of India 2011, Lauga village had a population of 511. That makes it the 41st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 464 residents.

Lauga village has 244 males and 267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lauga has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1247.

The pincode recorded for Lauga is 246475. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lauga covers 107.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lauga falls under Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

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

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

Lauga is in Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag 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 Lauga today is likely to be higher.

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