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About Lakh Village

Lakh is a large village in Hazaribag tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,412, made up of 2,257 males and 2,155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakh village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Hazaribag
Pincode 825301
Area (hectares) 88 hectares
Population 4,412
Male Population 2,257
Female Population 2,155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakh compares

By the 2011 count Lakh is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents. Its 88 hectares work out to about 50 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Lakh

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

Lakh lies about 2.8 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Hazaribag Town, about 5.0 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 Lakh
Tehsil headquarters Hazaribag 2.8 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 2.8 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Hazaribag Town 5.0 km

Villages closest to Lakh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakh village had a population of 4,412. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents.

Lakh village has 2,257 males and 2,155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakh has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Lakh is 825301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakh covers 88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 50 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Lakh falls under Hazaribag tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lakh is Hazaribag Town, about 5.0 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 Lakh.

Lakh is about 2.8 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakh is in Hazaribag tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Hazaribag is about 2.8 km away. Hazaribagh is about 2.8 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 2.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jabra (under 2 km), Oreya (under 2 km) and Chano (under 2 km).

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

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