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About Lakkur Village

Lakkur is a large village in Arkalgud tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,271, made up of 1,145 males and 1,126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 482.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakkur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakkur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Arkalgud
Pincode 573150
Area (hectares) 482.9 hectares
Population 2,271
Male Population 1,145
Female Population 1,126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lakkur compares

By the 2011 count Lakkur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 482.9 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Lakkur

Lakkur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lakkur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Lakkur from other places

Lakkur lies about 36 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Annechakanahali, about 3.2 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 Lakkur
Nearest railway station Annechakanahali 3.2 km
Nearest town Holenarasipura 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Arkalgud 21 km
District headquarters Hassan 36 km

Villages closest to Lakkur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakkur village had a population of 2,271. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

Lakkur village has 1,145 males and 1,126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakkur has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Lakkur is 573150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakkur covers 482.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lakkur falls under Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Lakkur is Annechakanahali, about 3.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Lakkur.

Lakkur is about 36 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakkur is in Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district. Annechakanahali is about 3.2 km away. Holenarasipura is about 6.8 km away. Arkalgud is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bychanahalli (5.9 km), Keragodu (8.1 km) and Kadavinahosahalli (8.7 km).

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

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