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About Lakhawar Village

Lakhawar is one of the larger villages in Ghoshi tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,737, made up of 6,011 males and 5,726 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 810 hectares hectares.

Lakhawar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhawar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Ghoshi
Area (hectares) 810 hectares
Population 11,737
Male Population 6,011
Female Population 5,726
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakhawar compares

By the 2011 count Lakhawar is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,163 residents. Its 810 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Lakhawar

Lakhawar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lakhawar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Lakhawar from other places

Lakhawar lies about 14 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Niyazipur, about 10 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 Lakhawar
Nearest railway station Niyazipur 10 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghoshi 14 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 14 km

Villages closest to Lakhawar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakhawar village had a population of 11,737. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,163 residents.

Lakhawar village has 6,011 males and 5,726 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhawar has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Lakhawar covers 810 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lakhawar falls under Ghoshi tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lakhawar is Niyazipur, about 10 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Lakhawar.

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

Lakhawar is in Ghoshi tehsil of Jehanabad district. Niyazipur is about 10 km away. Islāmpur is about 12 km away. Ghoshi 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 Kewali (2.3 km), Birupur (2.4 km) and Bakhra (2.7 km).

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

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