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About Lakjung Village

Lakjung is a mid sized village in Nubra tehsil, in the district of Leh, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 514, made up of 226 males and 288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,274 females per 1000 males. The village covers 338.7 hectares hectares.

Lakjung Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakjung village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Leh
Tehsil Nubra
Area (hectares) 338.7 hectares
Population 514
Male Population 226
Female Population 288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,274
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakjung compares

By the 2011 count Lakjung is the 14th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 801 residents. Its 338.7 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 987.

Getting to Lakjung

Lakjung is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lakjung as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Khalsar, Khardong, Khemakhungiu and Khemi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Lakjung

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakjung village had a population of 514. That makes it the 14th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 801 residents.

Lakjung village has 226 males and 288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakjung has about 1274 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Lakjung covers 338.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lakjung falls under Nubra tehsil of Leh district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Lakjung notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Lakjung.

Lakjung is in Nubra tehsil of Leh district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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