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About Lakhna Village

Lakhna is one of the larger villages in Kasba tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,103, made up of 4,695 males and 4,408 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 625 hectares hectares.

Lakhna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Kasba
Area (hectares) 625 hectares
Population 9,103
Male Population 4,695
Female Population 4,408
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 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 2,700 residents. Its 625 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Lakhna

Lakhna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lakhna as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Lakhna from other places

Lakhna lies about 17 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Garh Banaili, about 6.7 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 Lakhna
Nearest railway station Garh Banaili 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasba 7.0 km
District headquarters Purnia 17 km

Villages closest to Lakhna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kasba 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 9,103. 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 2,700 residents.

Lakhna village has 4,695 males and 4,408 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhna has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Lakhna covers 625 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lakhna falls under Kasba tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lakhna is Garh Banaili, about 6.7 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 km distance for Lakhna.

Lakhna is about 17 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakhna is in Kasba tehsil of Purnia district. Garh Banaili is about 6.7 km away. Kasba is about 7.0 km away. Purnia is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ratansoti (under 2 km), Kadwa (2.0 km) and Agaganj (2.2 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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