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About Laucha Village

Laucha is a mid sized village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 950, made up of 505 males and 445 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Laucha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laucha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar II
Pincode 733201
Area (hectares) 141.64 hectares
Population 950
Male Population 505
Female Population 445
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Laucha compares

By the 2011 count Laucha is the 115th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 141.64 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Laucha

Laucha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Laucha as Available within 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Laucha from other places

Laucha lies about 3.0 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 9.6 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 Laucha
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar II 3.0 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Surja Kama 9.6 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 18 km

Villages closest to Laucha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goalpokhar II 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 Laucha

As per the Census of India 2011, Laucha village had a population of 950. That makes it the 115th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Laucha village has 505 males and 445 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laucha has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Laucha is 733201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Laucha covers 141.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Laucha falls under Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Laucha is Surja Kama, about 9.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Laucha.

Laucha is about 3.0 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Laucha is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Goalpokhar II is about 3.0 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 3.0 km away. Surja Kama is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chapasar (under 2 km), Arani (under 2 km) and Chirua (under 2 km).

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

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