About Laguan Village

Laguan 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 796, made up of 388 males and 408 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Laguan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laguan village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Goalpokhar II
Pincode	733201
Area (hectares)	95.1 hectares
Population	796
Male Population	388
Female Population	408
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,052
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Laguan compares

By the 2011 count Laguan is the 127th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 95.1 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Laguan

Laguan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Laguan 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Laguan from other places

Laguan lies about 3.9 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 6.6 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 Laguan
Tehsil headquarters	Goalpokhar II	3.9 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	3.9 km
Nearest railway station	Surja Kama	6.6 km
Nearest town	Kishanganj	20 km

Villages closest to Laguan

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.

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Common questions about Laguan

As per the Census of India 2011, Laguan village had a population of 796. That makes it the 127th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Laguan village has 388 males and 408 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laguan has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

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

Laguan covers 95.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Laguan is Surja Kama, about 6.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 Laguan.

Laguan is about 3.9 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Laguan is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Goalpokhar II is about 3.9 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 3.9 km away. Surja Kama is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.