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About Lakhna Village

Lakhna is a mid sized village in Garhwa tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 734, made up of 377 males and 357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakhna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhna village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Garhwa
Pincode 822114
Area (hectares) 96.19 hectares
Population 734
Male Population 377
Female Population 357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakhna compares

By the 2011 count Lakhna is the 72nd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,372 residents. Its 96.19 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Lakhna

Lakhna is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Lakhna as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Lakhna from other places

Lakhna lies about 8.4 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Tolra, about 4.8 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 Lakhna
Nearest railway station Tolra 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhwa 8.4 km

Villages closest to Lakhna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakhna village had a population of 734. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,372 residents.

Lakhna village has 377 males and 357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhna has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Lakhna is 822114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakhna covers 96.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lakhna falls under Garhwa tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lakhna is Tolra, about 4.8 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 10+ km distance for Lakhna.

Lakhna is about 8.4 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakhna is in Garhwa tehsil of Garhwa district. Tolra is about 4.8 km away. Garhwa is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pataria (under 2 km), Dumariya (under 2 km) and Masuriya Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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