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About Lachkera Village

Lachkera is a large village in Rajim tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,839, made up of 1,407 males and 1,432 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 769.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493992, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lachkera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lachkera village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Rajim
Pincode 493992
Area (hectares) 769.12 hectares
Population 2,839
Male Population 1,407
Female Population 1,432
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lachkera compares

By the 2011 count Lachkera is the 9th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents. Its 769.12 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 1007.

Getting to Lachkera

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

Lachkera lies about 47 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Mahasamund, about 9.1 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 Lachkera
Nearest town Mahāsamund 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Mahasamund 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajim 20 km
District headquarters Raipur 47 km

Villages closest to Lachkera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lachkera village had a population of 2,839. That makes it the 9th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents.

Lachkera village has 1,407 males and 1,432 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lachkera has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Lachkera is 493992. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lachkera covers 769.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lachkera falls under Rajim tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Lachkera is Mahasamund, about 9.1 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 10+ km distance for Lachkera.

Lachkera is about 47 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lachkera is in Rajim tehsil of Raipur district. Mahāsamund is about 7.9 km away. Mahasamund is about 9.1 km away. Rajim is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarrikalan (2.2 km), Kosamkhuta (3.2 km) and Kaundkera (3.4 km).

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

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