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About Lakhijol Village

Lakhijol is a small village in Udhwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 221, made up of 106 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakhijol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhijol village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Udhwa
Pincode 816108
Area (hectares) 47 hectares
Population 221
Male Population 106
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,085
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 Lakhijol compares

By the 2011 count Lakhijol is the 63rd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,278 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Lakhijol

Lakhijol is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lakhijol 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 Lakhijol from other places

Lakhijol lies about 38 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Bakudi, about 5.3 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 Lakhijol
Tehsil headquarters Udhwa 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Bakudi 5.3 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 12 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 38 km

Villages closest to Lakhijol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakhijol village had a population of 221. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,278 residents.

Lakhijol village has 106 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhijol has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Lakhijol is 816108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakhijol covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lakhijol falls under Udhwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lakhijol is Bakudi, about 5.3 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 Lakhijol.

Lakhijol is about 38 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakhijol is in Udhwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Udhwa is about 3.6 km away. Bakudi is about 5.3 km away. Rājmahal is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajabhita (under 2 km), Kusma (under 2 km) and Simaljuria (under 2 km).

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

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