About Lakra Village

Lakra is a mid sized village in Barhat tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,303, made up of 674 males and 629 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jamui
Tehsil	Barhat
Pincode	811313
Area (hectares)	60 hectares
Population	1,303
Male Population	674
Female Population	629
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lakra compares

By the 2011 count Lakra is the 18th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,712 residents. Its 60 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Lakra

Lakra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lakra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 6.1 km from Barhat, and the nearest railway station is Jamui, about 6.8 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
Tehsil headquarters	Barhat	6.1 km
Nearest railway station	Jamui	6.8 km
Nearest town	Jamūī	11 km

Villages closest to Lakra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barhat 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 1,303. That makes it the 18th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,712 residents.

Lakra village has 674 males and 629 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakra has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Lakra is 811313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakra covers 60 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Lakra falls under Barhat tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lakra is Jamui, about 6.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Lakra.

Lakra is about 6.1 km from Barhat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakra is in Barhat tehsil of Jamui district. Barhat is about 6.1 km away. Jamui is about 6.8 km away. Jamūī is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.