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About Lakkur Village

Lakkur is a large village in Malur tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,961, made up of 2,044 males and 1,917 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 556.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakkur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakkur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Malur
Pincode 563130
Area (hectares) 556.18 hectares
Population 3,961
Male Population 2,044
Female Population 1,917
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
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 632 residents. Its 556.18 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

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 35 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Devangonthi, about 8.7 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 Devangonthi 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Malur 9.9 km
Nearest town Mālūr 9.9 km
District headquarters Kolar 35 km

Villages closest to Lakkur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Malur 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 3,961. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 632 residents.

Lakkur village has 2,044 males and 1,917 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakkur has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Lakkur is 563130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakkur covers 556.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lakkur falls under Malur tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Lakkur is Devangonthi, about 8.7 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 35 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakkur is in Malur tehsil of Kolar district. Devangonthi is about 8.7 km away. Malur is about 9.9 km away. Mālūr is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kodihalli (under 2 km), Choodagondahalli (2.0 km) and Jayamangala (2.3 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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