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About Lukia Village

Lukia is a mid sized village in Tundi tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,117, made up of 570 males and 547 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 353.86 hectares hectares.

Lukia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lukia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Tundi
Area (hectares) 353.86 hectares
Population 1,117
Male Population 570
Female Population 547
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lukia compares

By the 2011 count Lukia is the 22nd largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 353.86 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 958.

Getting to Lukia

Lukia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lukia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Lukia from other places

Lukia lies about 29 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 21 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 Lukia
Tehsil headquarters Tundi 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 21 km
Nearest town Giridih 22 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 29 km

Villages closest to Lukia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lukia village had a population of 1,117. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Lukia village has 570 males and 547 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lukia has about 960 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 958.

Lukia covers 353.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lukia falls under Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lukia is Maheshmunda Junction, about 21 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lukia.

Lukia is about 29 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lukia is in Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district. Tundi is about 8.7 km away. Maheshmunda Junction is about 21 km away. Giridih is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barwatanr (under 2 km), Parbatpur (2.0 km) and Chhatabad (2.6 km).

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

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