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About Lakra Village

Lakra is a small village in Deoghar tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 98, made up of 56 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Deoghar
Pincode 814142
Area (hectares) 51 hectares
Population 98
Male Population 56
Female Population 42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 750
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakra compares

By the 2011 count Lakra is the 225th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 541 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Lakra

Lakra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lakra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Lakra from other places

Lakra lies about 34 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Narganjo Halt, about 11 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 Lakra
Nearest railway station Narganjo Halt 11 km
Nearest town Jhajha 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Deoghar 34 km

Villages closest to Lakra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakra village had a population of 98. That makes it the 225th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 541 residents.

Lakra village has 56 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakra has about 750 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Lakra is 814142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakra covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lakra falls under Deoghar tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lakra is Narganjo Halt, about 11 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 within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Lakra.

Lakra is about 34 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakra is in Deoghar tehsil of Deoghar district. Narganjo Halt is about 11 km away. Jhajha is about 13 km away. Deoghar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajasar (5.5 km), Basmandih (6.2 km) and Gandlitanr (6.6 km).

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

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