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About Laugachhi Village

Laugachhi is a large village in Haroa tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,540, made up of 2,345 males and 2,195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Laugachhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laugachhi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Haroa
Pincode 743502
Area (hectares) 220.69 hectares
Population 4,540
Male Population 2,345
Female Population 2,195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Laugachhi compares

By the 2011 count Laugachhi is the 12th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,382 residents. Its 220.69 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Laugachhi

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

How far is Laugachhi from other places

Laugachhi lies about 39 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Taldi, about 16 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 Laugachhi
Tehsil headquarters Haroa 14 km
Nearest railway station Taldi 16 km
Nearest town Canning 19 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 39 km

Villages closest to Laugachhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Laugachhi village had a population of 4,540. That makes it the 12th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,382 residents.

Laugachhi village has 2,345 males and 2,195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laugachhi has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Laugachhi is 743502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Laugachhi covers 220.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Laugachhi falls under Haroa tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Laugachhi is Taldi, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Laugachhi.

Laugachhi is about 39 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Laugachhi is in Haroa tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Haroa is about 14 km away. Taldi is about 16 km away. Canning is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kulgachhi (under 2 km), Telenipara (2.9 km) and Khordachandpur (3.5 km).

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

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