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About Lailakh Village

Lailakh is one of the larger villages in Sabour tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,097, made up of 2,738 males and 2,359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lailakh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lailakh village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Sabour
Pincode 813210
Area (hectares) 205 hectares
Population 5,097
Male Population 2,738
Female Population 2,359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Lailakh compares

By the 2011 count Lailakh is the 4th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,892 residents. Its 205 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Lailakh

Lailakh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lailakh as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Lailakh from other places

Lailakh lies about 14 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, 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 Lailakh
Nearest railway station Ghogha 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sabour 7.1 km
Nearest town Colgong 14 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 14 km

Villages closest to Lailakh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lailakh village had a population of 5,097. That makes it the 4th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,892 residents.

Lailakh village has 2,738 males and 2,359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lailakh has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 877.

The pincode recorded for Lailakh is 813210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lailakh covers 205 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Lailakh falls under Sabour tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lailakh is Ghogha, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Lailakh.

Lailakh is about 14 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lailakh is in Sabour tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ghogha is about 5.7 km away. Sabour is about 7.1 km away. Colgong is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mamlakha (under 2 km), Baijalpur (under 2 km) and Chainchak (1.8 km).

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

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