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About Lakhnu Village

Lakhnu is a mid sized village in Katkamsandi tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 829, made up of 435 males and 394 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 385 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakhnu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhnu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Katkamsandi
Pincode 825334
Area (hectares) 385 hectares
Population 829
Male Population 435
Female Population 394
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakhnu compares

By the 2011 count Lakhnu is the 35th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents. Its 385 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Lakhnu

Lakhnu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lakhnu as Available within 10+ 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 Lakhnu from other places

Lakhnu lies about 20 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Katkamsandi, about 2.5 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 Lakhnu
Nearest railway station Katkamsandi 2.5 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 20 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 20 km

Villages closest to Lakhnu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakhnu village had a population of 829. That makes it the 35th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents.

Lakhnu village has 435 males and 394 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhnu has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Lakhnu is 825334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakhnu covers 385 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lakhnu falls under Katkamsandi tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lakhnu is Katkamsandi, about 2.5 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 <5 km distance for Lakhnu.

Lakhnu is about 20 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakhnu is in Katkamsandi tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Katkamsandi is about 2.5 km away. Hazaribagh is about 20 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jolhadiha (under 2 km), Katkamsanr (under 2 km) and Ulanj (1.8 km).

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

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