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About Lakhitola Village

Lakhitola is a small village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 462, made up of 228 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakhitola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhitola village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Barsoi
Pincode 855102
Area (hectares) 121 hectares
Population 462
Male Population 228
Female Population 234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakhitola compares

By the 2011 count Lakhitola is the 167th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 121 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Lakhitola

Lakhitola is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Lakhitola as Available within 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 Lakhitola from other places

Lakhitola lies about 39 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Azamnagar Road, 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 Lakhitola
Tehsil headquarters Barsoi 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Azamnagar Road 10 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 19 km
District headquarters Katihar 39 km

Villages closest to Lakhitola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakhitola village had a population of 462. That makes it the 167th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Lakhitola village has 228 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhitola has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Lakhitola is 855102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakhitola covers 121 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lakhitola falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lakhitola is Azamnagar Road, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Lakhitola.

Lakhitola is about 39 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakhitola is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Barsoi is about 8.9 km away. Azamnagar Road is about 10 km away. Rāiganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sankola (under 2 km), Belwa (under 2 km) and Kothar (under 2 km).

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

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