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About Lukkeri Village

Lukkeri is a large village in Kumta tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,057, made up of 1,072 males and 985 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lukkeri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lukkeri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Kumta
Pincode 581330
Area (hectares) 131.09 hectares
Population 2,057
Male Population 1,072
Female Population 985
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lukkeri compares

By the 2011 count Lukkeri is the 14th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 131.09 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Lukkeri

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

Lukkeri lies about 28 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kumta, about 3.7 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 Lukkeri
Nearest railway station Kumta 3.7 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 28 km

Villages closest to Lukkeri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lukkeri village had a population of 2,057. That makes it the 14th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Lukkeri village has 1,072 males and 985 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lukkeri has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Lukkeri is 581330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lukkeri covers 131.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Lukkeri falls under Kumta tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Lukkeri is Kumta, about 3.7 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 10+ km distance for Lukkeri.

Lukkeri is about 28 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lukkeri is in Kumta tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Kumta is about 3.7 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Masurkurve (under 2 km), Manikatta (under 2 km) and Halkar (1.7 km).

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

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