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About Lakrapahari Village

Lakrapahari is a mid sized village in Jama tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 800, made up of 407 males and 393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakrapahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakrapahari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jama
Pincode 814158
Area (hectares) 114 hectares
Population 800
Male Population 407
Female Population 393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakrapahari compares

By the 2011 count Lakrapahari is the 31st largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 446 residents. Its 114 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Lakrapahari

Lakrapahari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lakrapahari 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lakrapahari from other places

Lakrapahari lies about 12 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Barapalasi, about 1.9 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 Lakrapahari
Nearest railway station Barapalasi 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Jama 5.0 km
District headquarters Dumka 12 km

Villages closest to Lakrapahari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakrapahari village had a population of 800. That makes it the 31st largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 446 residents.

Lakrapahari village has 407 males and 393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakrapahari has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Lakrapahari is 814158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakrapahari covers 114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lakrapahari falls under Jama tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lakrapahari is Barapalasi, about 1.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Lakrapahari.

Lakrapahari is about 12 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakrapahari is in Jama tehsil of Dumka district. Barapalasi is about 1.9 km away. Jama is about 5.0 km away. Dumka is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara (under 2 km), Jaruadih Baratikar (under 2 km) and Kohabara (under 2 km).

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

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