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About Lakhesra Village

Lakhesra is a small village in Jirapur tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 343, made up of 182 males and 161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275.93 hectares hectares.

Lakhesra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhesra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Jirapur
Area (hectares) 275.93 hectares
Population 343
Male Population 182
Female Population 161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakhesra compares

By the 2011 count Lakhesra is the 143rd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 275.93 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 996.

Getting to Lakhesra

Lakhesra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lakhesra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Lakhesra from other places

Lakhesra lies about 40 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Jhalarapatan, about 46 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 Lakhesra
Tehsil headquarters Jirapur 14 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 40 km
Nearest railway station Jhalarapatan 46 km

Villages closest to Lakhesra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakhesra village had a population of 343. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Lakhesra village has 182 males and 161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhesra has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Lakhesra covers 275.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lakhesra falls under Jirapur tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lakhesra is Jhalarapatan, about 46 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lakhesra.

Lakhesra is about 40 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakhesra is in Jirapur tehsil of Rajgarh district. Jirapur is about 14 km away. Rajgarh is about 40 km away. Jhalarapatan is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dantan (under 2 km), Dantya (1.5 km) and Lakhoni (1.8 km).

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

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