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About Lakkanahal Village

Lakkanahal is a small village in Hiriyur tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 136, made up of 75 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 813 females per 1000 males. The village covers 477.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577598, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakkanahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakkanahal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Hiriyur
Pincode 577598
Area (hectares) 477.81 hectares
Population 136
Male Population 75
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 813
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakkanahal compares

By the 2011 count Lakkanahal is the 140th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents. Its 477.81 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Lakkanahal

Lakkanahal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lakkanahal as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lakkanahal from other places

Lakkanahal lies about 43 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Doddasiddavanhalli, about 38 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 Lakkanahal
Tehsil headquarters Hiriyur 4.9 km
Nearest town Hiriyūr 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Doddasiddavanhalli 38 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 43 km

Villages closest to Lakkanahal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakkanahal village had a population of 136. That makes it the 140th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents.

Lakkanahal village has 75 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakkanahal has about 813 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Lakkanahal is 577598. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakkanahal covers 477.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lakkanahal falls under Hiriyur tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Lakkanahal is Doddasiddavanhalli, about 38 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Lakkanahal.

Lakkanahal is about 43 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakkanahal is in Hiriyur tehsil of Chitradurga district. Hiriyur is about 4.9 km away. Hiriyūr is about 4.9 km away. Doddasiddavanhalli is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganjalagunte (2.0 km), Somerahalli (2.2 km) and Hulugalakunte (3.6 km).

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

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