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About Lakhtar Village

Lakhtar is a mid sized village in Jodiya tehsil, in the district of Jamnagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,575, made up of 778 males and 797 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 926.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 361250, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakhtar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhtar village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Jamnagar
Tehsil Jodiya
Pincode 361250
Area (hectares) 926.17 hectares
Population 1,575
Male Population 778
Female Population 797
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lakhtar compares

By the 2011 count Lakhtar is the 15th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,652 residents. Its 926.17 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Lakhtar

Lakhtar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lakhtar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Lakhtar from other places

Lakhtar lies about 36 km from Jamnagar, and the nearest railway station is Jam Wanthali, about 23 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 Lakhtar
Nearest town Dhrol 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Jodiya 14 km
Nearest railway station Jam Wanthali 23 km
District headquarters Jamnagar 36 km

Villages closest to Lakhtar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakhtar village had a population of 1,575. That makes it the 15th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,652 residents.

Lakhtar village has 778 males and 797 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhtar has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Lakhtar is 361250. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakhtar covers 926.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lakhtar falls under Jodiya tehsil of Jamnagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Lakhtar is Jam Wanthali, about 23 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Lakhtar.

Lakhtar is about 36 km from Jamnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakhtar is in Jodiya tehsil of Jamnagar district. Dhrol is about 7.7 km away. Jodiya is about 14 km away. Jam Wanthali 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 Keshiya (4.7 km), Bhadra (5.1 km) and Balambha (13 km).

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

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