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About Lukumkhar Village

Lukumkhar is a mid sized village in Barwadih tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 508, made up of 252 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lukumkhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lukumkhar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Barwadih
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 260.9 hectares
Population 508
Male Population 252
Female Population 256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lukumkhar compares

By the 2011 count Lukumkhar is the 53rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 260.9 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Lukumkhar

Lukumkhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lukumkhar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lukumkhar from other places

Lukumkhar lies about 30 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Chhipadohar, 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 Lukumkhar
Nearest railway station Chhipadohar 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Barwadih 12 km
Nearest town Medininagar 27 km
District headquarters Latehar 30 km

Villages closest to Lukumkhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lukumkhar village had a population of 508. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Lukumkhar village has 252 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lukumkhar has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Lukumkhar is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lukumkhar covers 260.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lukumkhar falls under Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lukumkhar is Chhipadohar, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Lukumkhar.

Lukumkhar is about 30 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lukumkhar is in Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district. Chhipadohar is about 5.0 km away. Barwadih is about 12 km away. Medininagar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gari (under 2 km), Tongari (under 2 km) and Rabdi (2.5 km).

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

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