About Lakra Village

Lakra is a mid sized village in Rajaun tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 709, made up of 366 males and 343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Rajaun
Pincode	813107
Area (hectares)	66 hectares
Population	709
Male Population	366
Female Population	343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
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 Lakra compares

By the 2011 count Lakra is the 98th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 918.

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 5 - 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	Rajaun	6.0 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 Rajaun 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 709. That makes it the 98th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Lakra village has 366 males and 343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakra has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Lakra is 813107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakra covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lakra falls under Rajaun 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 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 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 Rajaun tehsil of Banka district. Dhauni is about 5.7 km away. Rajaun is about 6.0 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.