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About Lalkhatanga Village

Lalkhatanga is a mid sized village in Namkum tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,156, made up of 578 males and 578 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 358.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834003, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lalkhatanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lalkhatanga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Namkum
Pincode 834003
Area (hectares) 358.6 hectares
Population 1,156
Male Population 578
Female Population 578
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lalkhatanga compares

By the 2011 count Lalkhatanga is the 32nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 358.6 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Lalkhatanga

Lalkhatanga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lalkhatanga as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Lalkhatanga from other places

Lalkhatanga lies about 9.5 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Hatia, about 6.2 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 Lalkhatanga
Nearest railway station Hatia 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Namkum 8.8 km
District headquarters Ranchi 9.5 km

Villages closest to Lalkhatanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lalkhatanga village had a population of 1,156. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Lalkhatanga village has 578 males and 578 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lalkhatanga has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Lalkhatanga is 834003. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lalkhatanga covers 358.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lalkhatanga falls under Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lalkhatanga is Hatia, about 6.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Lalkhatanga.

Lalkhatanga is about 9.5 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lalkhatanga is in Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district. Hatia is about 6.2 km away. Namkum is about 8.8 km away. Ranchi is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garhkhatanga (under 2 km), Tanko (2.0 km) and Dungri (2.4 km).

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

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