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About Lakraghati Village

Lakraghati is a mid sized village in Ranishwar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,516, made up of 751 males and 765 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakraghati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakraghati village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Ranishwar
Pincode 814148
Area (hectares) 205.91 hectares
Population 1,516
Male Population 751
Female Population 765
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakraghati compares

By the 2011 count Lakraghati is the 13th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 526 residents. Its 205.91 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Lakraghati

Lakraghati is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lakraghati as Available within 10+ 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 Lakraghati from other places

Lakraghati 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 Lakraghati
Nearest railway station Barapalasi 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Ranishwar 12 km
District headquarters Dumka 12 km

Villages closest to Lakraghati

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakraghati village had a population of 1,516. That makes it the 13th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 526 residents.

Lakraghati village has 751 males and 765 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakraghati has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Lakraghati is 814148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakraghati covers 205.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lakraghati falls under Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lakraghati 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 km distance for Lakraghati.

Lakraghati 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.

Lakraghati is in Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district. Barapalasi is about 1.9 km away. Ranishwar 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 Lakrabinda (under 2 km), Barabathan Urf Barajorua (under 2 km) and Baraghata (under 2 km).

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

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