About Lakar Village

Lakar is a mid sized village in Lauriya tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,998, made up of 1,035 males and 963 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.67 hectares hectares.

Lakar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil	Lauriya
Area (hectares)	139.67 hectares
Population	1,998
Male Population	1,035
Female Population	963
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lakar compares

By the 2011 count Lakar is the 40th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,534 residents. Its 139.67 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Lakar

Lakar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lakar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Lakar from other places

Lakar lies about 7.4 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Narkatyaganj, about 7.9 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 Lakar
Tehsil headquarters	Lauriya	5.8 km
District headquarters	Pashchim Champaran	7.4 km
Nearest town	Narkatiāganj	7.8 km
Nearest railway station	Narkatyaganj	7.9 km

Villages closest to Lakar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakar village had a population of 1,998. That makes it the 40th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,534 residents.

Lakar village has 1,035 males and 963 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakar has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Lakar covers 139.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lakar falls under Lauriya tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lakar is Narkatyaganj, about 7.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Lakar.

Lakar is about 7.4 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakar is in Lauriya tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Lauriya is about 5.8 km away. Pashchim Champaran is about 7.4 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.