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About Lahkar Ghat Village

Lahkar Ghat is a large village in Dhing tehsil, in the district of Nagaon, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,997, made up of 2,544 males and 2,453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 782123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lahkar Ghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lahkar Ghat village
Description Value
State Assam
District Nagaon
Tehsil Dhing
Pincode 782123
Area (hectares) 244.29 hectares
Population 4,997
Male Population 2,544
Female Population 2,453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Lahkar Ghat compares

By the 2011 count Lahkar Ghat is the 13th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,082 residents. Its 244.29 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Lahkar Ghat

Lahkar Ghat is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Lahkar Ghat as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lahkar Ghat from other places

Lahkar Ghat lies about 33 km from Nagaon, and the nearest railway station is Mairabari, about 9.0 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 Lahkar Ghat
Nearest railway station Mairabari 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhing 14 km
District headquarters Nagaon 33 km

Villages closest to Lahkar Ghat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhing 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 Lahkar Ghat

As per the Census of India 2011, Lahkar Ghat village had a population of 4,997. That makes it the 13th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,082 residents.

Lahkar Ghat village has 2,544 males and 2,453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lahkar Ghat has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Lahkar Ghat is 782123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lahkar Ghat covers 244.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Lahkar Ghat falls under Dhing tehsil of Nagaon district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Lahkar Ghat is Mairabari, about 9.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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

Lahkar Ghat is about 33 km from Nagaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lahkar Ghat is in Dhing tehsil of Nagaon district. Mairabari is about 9.0 km away. Dhing is about 14 km away. Nagaon is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhing Gaon (14 km), Meleka Dhing (14 km) and Niz Dhing (14 km).

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

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