About Luka Village

Luka is a mid sized village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,424, made up of 749 males and 675 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254 hectares hectares.

Luka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Luka village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Rafiganj
Area (hectares)	254 hectares
Population	1,424
Male Population	749
Female Population	675
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Luka compares

By the 2011 count Luka is the 68th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 254 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Luka

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

How far is Luka from other places

Luka lies about 19 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Baghoi Kusa, about 6.2 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 Luka
Nearest railway station	Baghoi Kusa	6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rafiganj	16 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	19 km

Villages closest to Luka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Luka village had a population of 1,424. That makes it the 68th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Luka village has 749 males and 675 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Luka has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Luka covers 254 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Luka falls under Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Luka is Baghoi Kusa, about 6.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Luka.

Luka is about 19 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Luka is in Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Baghoi Kusa is about 6.2 km away. Rafiganj is about 16 km away. Aurangabad is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.