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About Lukuia Village

Lukuia is a small village in Kunda tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 174, made up of 91 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lukuia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lukuia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Kunda
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 133 hectares
Population 174
Male Population 91
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Lukuia compares

By the 2011 count Lukuia is the 57th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 395 residents. Its 133 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Lukuia

Lukuia 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 Lukuia 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 Lukuia from other places

Lukuia lies about 28 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Balumath, about 45 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 Lukuia
Tehsil headquarters Kunda 7.2 km
District headquarters Chatra 28 km
Nearest town Chatrā 28 km
Nearest railway station Balumath 45 km

Villages closest to Lukuia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lukuia village had a population of 174. That makes it the 57th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 395 residents.

Lukuia village has 91 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lukuia has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Lukuia is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lukuia covers 133 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lukuia falls under Kunda tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lukuia is Balumath, about 45 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 Lukuia.

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

Lukuia is in Kunda tehsil of Chatra district. Kunda is about 7.2 km away. Chatra is about 28 km away. Chatrā is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sikidag (under 2 km), Babudih (under 2 km) and Pinjni (1.7 km).

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

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