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About Lakhaura Village

Lakhaura is one of the larger villages in Motihari tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15,675, made up of 8,220 males and 7,455 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1424 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakhaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhaura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Motihari
Pincode 845401
Area (hectares) 1424 hectares
Population 15,675
Male Population 8,220
Female Population 7,455
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakhaura compares

By the 2011 count Lakhaura is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,538 residents. Its 1424 hectares work out to about 11 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 888.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Lakhaura from other places

Lakhaura lies about 19 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Chailaha Halt, about 11 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 Chailaha Halt 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Motihari 12 km
Nearest town Mothīhāri 12 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 19 km

Villages closest to Lakhaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Motihari 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 15,675. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,538 residents.

Lakhaura village has 8,220 males and 7,455 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhaura has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Lakhaura is 845401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakhaura covers 1424 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lakhaura falls under Motihari tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lakhaura is Chailaha Halt, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lakhaura.

Lakhaura is about 19 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakhaura is in Motihari tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Chailaha Halt is about 11 km away. Motihari is about 12 km away. Mothīhāri is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basbita (under 2 km), Sarsaula (under 2 km) and Naurangia (2.3 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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