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About Lahna Village

Lahna is a large village in Chewara tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,466, made up of 1,263 males and 1,203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 384 hectares hectares.

Lahna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lahna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sheikhpura
Tehsil Chewara
Area (hectares) 384 hectares
Population 2,466
Male Population 1,263
Female Population 1,203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lahna compares

By the 2011 count Lahna is the 9th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents. Its 384 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Lahna

Lahna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lahna as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Lahna from other places

Lahna lies about 17 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Sirari, about 10 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 Lahna
Tehsil headquarters Chewara 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Sirari 10 km
District headquarters Sheikhpura 17 km

Villages closest to Lahna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lahna village had a population of 2,466. That makes it the 9th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents.

Lahna village has 1,263 males and 1,203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lahna has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Lahna covers 384 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lahna falls under Chewara tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lahna is Sirari, about 10 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Lahna.

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

Lahna is in Chewara tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Chewara is about 5.3 km away. Sirari is about 10 km away. Sheikhpura 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 Asthawan (1.7 km), Ghari (1.9 km) and Hansapur (2.2 km).

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

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