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About Lokhra Village

Lokhra is a mid sized village in Palasi tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 993, made up of 536 males and 457 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248 hectares hectares.

Lokhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lokhra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Palasi
Area (hectares) 248 hectares
Population 993
Male Population 536
Female Population 457
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Lokhra compares

By the 2011 count Lokhra is the 68th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents. Its 248 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 933.

Getting to Lokhra

Lokhra 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 Lokhra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lokhra from other places

Lokhra lies about 10 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 18 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 Lokhra
Tehsil headquarters Palasi 3.2 km
District headquarters Araria 10 km
Nearest town Arāria 10 km
Nearest railway station Araria Court 18 km

Villages closest to Lokhra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lokhra village had a population of 993. That makes it the 68th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents.

Lokhra village has 536 males and 457 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lokhra has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Lokhra covers 248 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lokhra falls under Palasi tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lokhra is Araria Court, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Lokhra.

Lokhra is about 10 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lokhra is in Palasi tehsil of Araria district. Palasi is about 3.2 km away. Araria is about 10 km away. Arāria is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dala (under 2 km), Gerari (under 2 km) and Majhua (under 2 km).

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

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