About Lakra Village

Lakra is a mid sized village in Barahat tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 733, made up of 391 males and 342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49 hectares hectares.

Lakra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Barahat
Area (hectares)	49 hectares
Population	733
Male Population	391
Female Population	342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	875
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 Lakra compares

By the 2011 count Lakra is the 46th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents. Its 49 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Lakra

Lakra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lakra 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 Lakra from other places

Lakra lies about 19 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Dhauni, about 5.7 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 Lakra
Nearest railway station	Dhauni	5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barahat	14 km
Nearest town	Amarpur	15 km
District headquarters	Banka	19 km

Villages closest to Lakra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakra village had a population of 733. That makes it the 46th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents.

Lakra village has 391 males and 342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakra has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Lakra covers 49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lakra falls under Barahat tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lakra is Dhauni, about 5.7 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 Lakra.

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

Lakra is in Barahat tehsil of Banka district. Dhauni is about 5.7 km away. Barahat is about 14 km away. Amarpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.