About Laukahi Village

Laukahi is one of the larger villages in Barhara tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,868, made up of 3,525 males and 3,343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 760 hectares hectares.

Laukahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laukahi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Barhara
Area (hectares)	760 hectares
Population	6,868
Male Population	3,525
Female Population	3,343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
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 Laukahi compares

By the 2011 count Laukahi is the 11th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents. Its 760 hectares work out to about 9.0 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 912.

Getting to Laukahi

Laukahi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Laukahi 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 Laukahi from other places

Laukahi lies about 132 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Laukaha Bazar, 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 Laukahi
Nearest railway station	Laukaha Bazar	under 2 km
Nearest town	Nirmāli	28 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barhara	32 km
District headquarters	Purnia	132 km

Villages closest to Laukahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Laukahi village had a population of 6,868. That makes it the 11th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents.

Laukahi village has 3,525 males and 3,343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laukahi has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Laukahi covers 760 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Laukahi falls under Barhara tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Laukahi is Laukaha Bazar, about under 2 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 Laukahi.

Laukahi is about 132 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Laukahi is in Barhara tehsil of Purnia district. Laukaha Bazar is about under 2 km away. Nirmāli is about 28 km away. Barhara is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.