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About Larkeni Village

Larkeni is a mid sized village in Marwahi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,380, made up of 684 males and 696 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 661.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Larkeni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Larkeni village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Marwahi
Pincode 495119
Area (hectares) 661.89 hectares
Population 1,380
Male Population 684
Female Population 696
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Larkeni compares

By the 2011 count Larkeni is the 36th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 661.89 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Larkeni

Larkeni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Larkeni as Available. 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 Larkeni from other places

Larkeni lies about 93 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Venkatnagar, about 12 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 Larkeni
Nearest railway station Venkatnagar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Marwahi 14 km
Nearest town Pasān 23 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 93 km

Villages closest to Larkeni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Larkeni village had a population of 1,380. That makes it the 36th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Larkeni village has 684 males and 696 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Larkeni has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Larkeni is 495119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Larkeni covers 661.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Larkeni falls under Marwahi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Larkeni is Venkatnagar, about 12 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Larkeni.

Larkeni is about 93 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Larkeni is in Marwahi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Venkatnagar is about 12 km away. Marwahi is about 14 km away. Pasān is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanpur (2.5 km), Salhekota (2.5 km) and Karsiwa (3.1 km).

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

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