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About Lakhikura Village

Lakhikura is a small village in Gawan tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 359, made up of 190 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakhikura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhikura village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gawan
Pincode 815313
Area (hectares) 62.02 hectares
Population 359
Male Population 190
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakhikura compares

By the 2011 count Lakhikura is the 66th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 62.02 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Lakhikura

Lakhikura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lakhikura as Available within <5 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 Lakhikura from other places

Lakhikura lies about 57 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 17 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 Lakhikura
Tehsil headquarters Gawan 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Dhanwar 17 km
Nearest town Kodarma 37 km
District headquarters Giridih 57 km

Villages closest to Lakhikura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakhikura village had a population of 359. That makes it the 66th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Lakhikura village has 190 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhikura has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Lakhikura is 815313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakhikura covers 62.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lakhikura falls under Gawan tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lakhikura is Dhanwar, about 17 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Lakhikura.

Lakhikura is about 57 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakhikura is in Gawan tehsil of Giridih district. Gawan is about 5.3 km away. Dhanwar is about 17 km away. Kodarma is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harni (under 2 km), Sankh (under 2 km) and Kurchi (1.8 km).

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

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