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About Lachhuar Village

Lachhuar is a large village in Sikandra tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,620, made up of 1,860 males and 1,760 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 701.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lachhuar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lachhuar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jamui
Tehsil Sikandra
Pincode 811315
Area (hectares) 701.15 hectares
Population 3,620
Male Population 1,860
Female Population 1,760
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lachhuar compares

By the 2011 count Lachhuar is the 12th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents. Its 701.15 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Lachhuar

Lachhuar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lachhuar as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lachhuar from other places

Lachhuar lies about 21 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Bashuachak Halt, about 23 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 Lachhuar
Tehsil headquarters Sikandra 4.9 km
District headquarters Jamui 21 km
Nearest town Jamūī 21 km
Nearest railway station Bashuachak Halt 23 km

Villages closest to Lachhuar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lachhuar village had a population of 3,620. That makes it the 12th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents.

Lachhuar village has 1,860 males and 1,760 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lachhuar has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Lachhuar is 811315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lachhuar covers 701.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lachhuar falls under Sikandra tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lachhuar is Bashuachak Halt, about 23 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 10+ km distance for Lachhuar.

Lachhuar is about 21 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lachhuar is in Sikandra tehsil of Jamui district. Sikandra is about 4.9 km away. Jamui is about 21 km away. Jamūī is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jansinghdih (under 2 km), Sabal Bigha (1.9 km) and Bhullo (2.3 km).

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

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