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About Laukahi Chakla Village

Laukahi Chakla is a mid sized village in Barhara tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,667, made up of 890 males and 777 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares.

Laukahi Chakla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laukahi Chakla village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Barhara
Area (hectares) 119 hectares
Population 1,667
Male Population 890
Female Population 777
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Laukahi Chakla compares

By the 2011 count Laukahi Chakla is the 30th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Laukahi Chakla

The census records public bus service for Laukahi Chakla 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Laukahi Chakla from other places

Laukahi Chakla 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 Chakla
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 Chakla

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.

Common questions about Laukahi Chakla

As per the Census of India 2011, Laukahi Chakla village had a population of 1,667. That makes it the 30th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents.

Laukahi Chakla village has 890 males and 777 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laukahi Chakla has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Laukahi Chakla covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Laukahi Chakla falls under Barhara tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Laukahi Chakla is Laukaha Bazar, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Laukahi Chakla.

Laukahi Chakla 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 Chakla 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.

The closest recorded villages are Laukahi (under 2 km), Thari (15 km) and Bhatsara (18 km).

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

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