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About Lakhna Village

Lakhna is one of the larger villages in Punpun tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17,247, made up of 8,982 males and 8,265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1443 hectares hectares.

Lakhna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Punpun
Area (hectares) 1443 hectares
Population 17,247
Male Population 8,982
Female Population 8,265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakhna compares

By the 2011 count Lakhna is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents. Its 1443 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Lakhna

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

How far is Lakhna from other places

Lakhna lies about 16 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Birju Bigha, about under 2 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 Lakhna
Nearest railway station Birju Bigha under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Punpun 6.5 km
Nearest town Phulwari Sharif 16 km
District headquarters Patna 16 km

Villages closest to Lakhna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakhna village had a population of 17,247. 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 1,761 residents.

Lakhna village has 8,982 males and 8,265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhna has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Lakhna covers 1443 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lakhna falls under Punpun tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lakhna is Birju Bigha, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Lakhna.

Lakhna is about 16 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakhna is in Punpun tehsil of Patna district. Birju Bigha is about under 2 km away. Punpun is about 6.5 km away. Phulwari Sharif is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rasulpur (under 2 km), Ghordaur (under 2 km) and Sahebnagar (1.8 km).

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

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