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About Lakhtar Village

Lakhtar is one of the larger villages in Lakhtar tehsil, in the district of Surendranagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,371, made up of 6,342 males and 6,029 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5741 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 382775, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakhtar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhtar village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Surendranagar
Tehsil Lakhtar
Pincode 382775
Area (hectares) 5741 hectares
Population 12,371
Male Population 6,342
Female Population 6,029
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Lakhtar compares

By the 2011 count Lakhtar is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,758 residents. Its 5741 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Lakhtar

Lakhtar 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 Lakhtar as Available within village. 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 Lakhtar from other places

Lakhtar lies about 20 km from Surendranagar, and the nearest railway station is Lakhtar, about 2.1 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 Lakhtar
Nearest railway station Lakhtar 2.1 km
District headquarters Surendranagar 20 km

Villages closest to Lakhtar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lakhtar 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 12,371. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,758 residents.

Lakhtar village has 6,342 males and 6,029 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhtar has about 951 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 941.

The pincode recorded for Lakhtar is 382775. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakhtar covers 5741 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lakhtar falls under Lakhtar tehsil of Surendranagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Lakhtar is Lakhtar, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Lakhtar is about 20 km from Surendranagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakhtar is in Lakhtar tehsil of Surendranagar district. Lakhtar is about 2.1 km away. Surendranagar 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 Vana (8.3 km), Lilapur (9.3 km) and Devaliya (9.5 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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