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About Lakri Dargah Village

Lakri Dargah is one of the larger villages in Barharia tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,640, made up of 3,886 males and 3,754 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156 hectares hectares.

Lakri Dargah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakri Dargah village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Barharia
Area (hectares) 156 hectares
Population 7,640
Male Population 3,886
Female Population 3,754
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
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 Lakri Dargah compares

By the 2011 count Lakri Dargah is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,331 residents. Its 156 hectares work out to about 49 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. 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 Lakri Dargah

Lakri Dargah is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lakri Dargah 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 Lakri Dargah from other places

Lakri Dargah lies about 34 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Dighwa Dubauli, about 6.2 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 Lakri Dargah
Nearest railway station Dighwa Dubauli 6.2 km
Nearest town Barauli 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Barharia 26 km
District headquarters Siwan 34 km

Villages closest to Lakri Dargah

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barharia 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 Lakri Dargah

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakri Dargah village had a population of 7,640. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,331 residents.

Lakri Dargah village has 3,886 males and 3,754 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakri Dargah has about 966 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.

Lakri Dargah covers 156 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 49 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Lakri Dargah falls under Barharia tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lakri Dargah is Dighwa Dubauli, about 6.2 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 km distance for Lakri Dargah.

Lakri Dargah is about 34 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakri Dargah is in Barharia tehsil of Siwan district. Dighwa Dubauli is about 6.2 km away. Barauli is about 20 km away. Barharia is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakri (under 2 km), Narharpur (1.9 km) and Sadarpur (3.3 km).

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

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