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About Lakholi Village

Lakholi is a large village in Arang tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,734, made up of 1,902 males and 1,832 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 721.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakholi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Arang
Pincode 493441
Area (hectares) 721.58 hectares
Population 3,734
Male Population 1,902
Female Population 1,832
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Lakholi compares

By the 2011 count Lakholi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 721.58 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Lakholi

Lakholi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Lakholi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lakholi from other places

Lakholi lies about 28 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Lakholi, 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 Lakholi
Nearest railway station Lakholi under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Arang 7.6 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 23 km
District headquarters Raipur 28 km

Villages closest to Lakholi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakholi village had a population of 3,734. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Lakholi village has 1,902 males and 1,832 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakholi has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Lakholi is 493441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakholi covers 721.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lakholi falls under Arang tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Lakholi is Lakholi, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Lakholi.

Lakholi is about 28 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakholi is in Arang tehsil of Raipur district. Lakholi is about under 2 km away. Arang is about 7.6 km away. Mahāsamund 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 Gujra (2.8 km), Borid (3.2 km) and Rasni (3.4 km).

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

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