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About Lakhaura Village

Lakhaura is a mid sized village in Meskaur tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,044, made up of 553 males and 491 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 805122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakhaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhaura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nawada
Tehsil Meskaur
Pincode 805122
Area (hectares) 155 hectares
Population 1,044
Male Population 553
Female Population 491
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakhaura compares

By the 2011 count Lakhaura is the 33rd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 155 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Lakhaura

Lakhaura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lakhaura as Available within 10+ 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 Lakhaura from other places

Lakhaura lies about 21 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Narhat Halt, about 2.7 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 Lakhaura
Nearest railway station Narhat Halt 2.7 km
Nearest town Hisua 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Meskaur 21 km
District headquarters Nawada 21 km

Villages closest to Lakhaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakhaura village had a population of 1,044. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Lakhaura village has 553 males and 491 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhaura has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Lakhaura is 805122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakhaura covers 155 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lakhaura falls under Meskaur tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lakhaura is Narhat Halt, about 2.7 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 village for Lakhaura.

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

Lakhaura is in Meskaur tehsil of Nawada district. Narhat Halt is about 2.7 km away. Hisua is about 7.4 km away. Meskaur 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 Mahugain (under 2 km), Jarahiya (under 2 km) and Nadsena (1.7 km).

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

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