About Lakha Village

Lakha is a mid sized village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,953, made up of 1,027 males and 926 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Shambhuganj
Pincode	813221
Area (hectares)	188 hectares
Population	1,953
Male Population	1,027
Female Population	926
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
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 Lakha compares

By the 2011 count Lakha is the 28th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 188 hectares work out to about 10 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 879.

Getting to Lakha

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

Lakha lies about 33 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Kamarganj, about 16 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 Lakha
Nearest town	Kharagpur	14 km
Nearest railway station	Kamarganj	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shambhuganj	33 km
District headquarters	Banka	33 km

Villages closest to Lakha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakha village had a population of 1,953. That makes it the 28th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Lakha village has 1,027 males and 926 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakha has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Lakha is 813221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakha covers 188 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lakha falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lakha is Kamarganj, about 16 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 Lakha.

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

Lakha is in Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district. Kharagpur is about 14 km away. Kamarganj is about 16 km away. Shambhuganj is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.