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About Lakea Village

Lakea is a large village in Sisai tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,530, made up of 2,308 males and 2,222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 873.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakea Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakea village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Sisai
Pincode 835224
Area (hectares) 873.55 hectares
Population 4,530
Male Population 2,308
Female Population 2,222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakea compares

By the 2011 count Lakea is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,360 residents. Its 873.55 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Lakea

Lakea is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lakea as Available within <5 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 Lakea from other places

Lakea lies about 25 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, about 28 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 Lakea
Tehsil headquarters Sisai 2.7 km
District headquarters Gumla 25 km
Nearest town Gumlā 25 km
Nearest railway station Bakaspur 28 km

Villages closest to Lakea

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakea village had a population of 4,530. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,360 residents.

Lakea village has 2,308 males and 2,222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakea has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Lakea is 835224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakea covers 873.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lakea falls under Sisai tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lakea is Bakaspur, about 28 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 <5 km distance for Lakea.

Lakea is about 25 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakea is in Sisai tehsil of Gumla district. Sisai is about 2.7 km away. Gumla is about 25 km away. Gumlā is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chegri (under 2 km), Bhadauli (1.7 km) and Potro (2.3 km).

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

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