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About Bara Lakha Village

Bara Lakha is a small village in Chandil tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 484, made up of 244 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Lakha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Lakha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Chandil
Pincode 832401
Area (hectares) 180 hectares
Population 484
Male Population 244
Female Population 240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bara Lakha compares

By the 2011 count Bara Lakha is the 77th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,064 residents. Its 180 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Bara Lakha

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

How far is Bara Lakha from other places

Bara Lakha lies about 31 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Salgajhari, about 4.6 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 Bara Lakha
Nearest town Mango 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Salgajhari 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandil 25 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 31 km

Villages closest to Bara Lakha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chandil 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 Bara Lakha

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Lakha village had a population of 484. That makes it the 77th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,064 residents.

Bara Lakha village has 244 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Lakha has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Bara Lakha is 832401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Lakha covers 180 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara Lakha falls under Chandil tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara Lakha is Salgajhari, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Bara Lakha.

Bara Lakha is about 31 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Lakha is in Chandil tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Mango is about 3.5 km away. Salgajhari is about 4.6 km away. Chandil is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kopali (5.9 km), Dobo (9.0 km) and Asan Bani (9.6 km).

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

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