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About Lakardewa Village

Lakardewa is a small village in Sherghati tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 83, made up of 40 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84 hectares hectares.

Lakardewa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakardewa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Sherghati
Area (hectares) 84 hectares
Population 83
Male Population 40
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,075
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 Lakardewa compares

By the 2011 count Lakardewa is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 84 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Lakardewa

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

Lakardewa lies about 27 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 25 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 Lakardewa
Tehsil headquarters Sherghati 11 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 11 km
Nearest railway station Kastha 25 km
District headquarters Gaya 27 km

Villages closest to Lakardewa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakardewa village had a population of 83. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Lakardewa village has 40 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakardewa has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Lakardewa covers 84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lakardewa falls under Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lakardewa is Kastha, about 25 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 Lakardewa.

Lakardewa is about 27 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakardewa is in Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghati is about 11 km away. Sherghāti is about 11 km away. Kastha is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fazlaha (2.8 km), Khairat (2.8 km) and Bhus Bhusia (2.9 km).

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

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