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About Lakrahi Village

Lakrahi is a small village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 430, made up of 215 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares.

Lakrahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakrahi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Gurua
Area (hectares) 62 hectares
Population 430
Male Population 215
Female Population 215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Lakrahi compares

By the 2011 count Lakrahi is the 137th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Lakrahi

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

Lakrahi lies about 23 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paraiya, 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 Lakrahi
Tehsil headquarters Gurua 5.2 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 13 km
Nearest railway station Paraiya 16 km
District headquarters Gaya 23 km

Villages closest to Lakrahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakrahi village had a population of 430. That makes it the 137th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Lakrahi village has 215 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakrahi has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Lakrahi covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lakrahi falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lakrahi is Paraiya, 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 Lakrahi.

Lakrahi is about 23 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakrahi is in Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Gurua is about 5.2 km away. Sherghāti is about 13 km away. Paraiya is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangli Chak (under 2 km), Baiju Bigha (under 2 km) and Chhachhu Bigha (under 2 km).

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

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