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About Lakrapahari Village

Lakrapahari is a small village in Kathikund tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 363, made up of 162 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,241 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814103, 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 Kathikund
Pincode 814103
Area (hectares) 106 hectares
Population 363
Male Population 162
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,241
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakrapahari compares

By the 2011 count Lakrapahari is the 69th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 372 residents. Its 106 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Lakrapahari

Lakrapahari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lakrapahari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 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 Kathikund 12 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 Kathikund 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 363. That makes it the 69th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 372 residents.

Lakrapahari village has 162 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakrapahari has about 1241 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Lakrapahari is 814103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakrapahari covers 106 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lakrapahari falls under Kathikund 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 5 - 10 km distance 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 Kathikund tehsil of Dumka district. Barapalasi is about 1.9 km away. Kathikund is about 12 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 Lakra Pahari (under 2 km), Lakraphela (under 2 km) and Bara Bhaki (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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