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About Lakratanr Village

Lakratanr is a small village in Saraiyahat tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 443, made up of 214 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakratanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakratanr village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Saraiyahat
Pincode 814145
Area (hectares) 98.8 hectares
Population 443
Male Population 214
Female Population 229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakratanr compares

By the 2011 count Lakratanr is the 112th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 554 residents. Its 98.8 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Lakratanr

Lakratanr is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lakratanr as Available within village. 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 Lakratanr from other places

Lakratanr 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 Lakratanr
Nearest railway station Barapalasi 1.9 km
District headquarters Dumka 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Saraiyahat 30 km

Villages closest to Lakratanr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakratanr village had a population of 443. That makes it the 112th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 554 residents.

Lakratanr village has 214 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakratanr has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Lakratanr is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakratanr covers 98.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lakratanr falls under Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lakratanr 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Lakratanr.

Lakratanr 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.

Lakratanr is in Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district. Barapalasi is about 1.9 km away. Dumka is about 12 km away. Saraiyahat is about 30 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), Baramasia (under 2 km) and Baratanr (under 2 km).

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

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