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About Laoa Village

Laoa is a mid sized village in Potashpur II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,118, made up of 590 males and 528 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721456, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Laoa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laoa village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Potashpur II
Pincode 721456
Area (hectares) 243.43 hectares
Population 1,118
Male Population 590
Female Population 528
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Laoa compares

By the 2011 count Laoa is the 54th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents. Its 243.43 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Laoa

Laoa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Laoa as Available within 5 - 10 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. The nearest villages by name are Krishnanagar, Krishnapur, Kshetrapal and Lachhubar. 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 Laoa

As per the Census of India 2011, Laoa village had a population of 1,118. That makes it the 54th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents.

Laoa village has 590 males and 528 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laoa has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Laoa is 721456. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Laoa covers 243.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Laoa falls under Potashpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Laoa 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 within <5 km distance for Laoa.

Laoa is in Potashpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur 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 Laoa today is likely to be higher.

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