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About Laharia Village

Laharia is a mid sized village in Farakka tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,184, made up of 613 males and 571 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742184, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Laharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laharia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Farakka
Pincode 742184
Area (hectares) 57.78 hectares
Population 1,184
Male Population 613
Female Population 571
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Laharia compares

By the 2011 count Laharia is the 32nd largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,051 residents. Its 57.78 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Laharia

Laharia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Laharia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Laharia from other places

Laharia lies about 72 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Ballalpur, about 1.7 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 Laharia
Nearest railway station Ballalpur 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Farakka 8.4 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 72 km

Villages closest to Laharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Laharia village had a population of 1,184. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,051 residents.

Laharia village has 613 males and 571 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laharia has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Laharia is 742184. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Laharia covers 57.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Laharia falls under Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Laharia is Ballalpur, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Laharia is about 72 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Laharia is in Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district. Ballalpur is about 1.7 km away. Farakka is about 8.4 km away. Murshidabad is about 72 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Damodarpur (under 2 km), Alaipur (under 2 km) and Ballalpur (1.5 km).

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

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