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About Lakhani Village

Lakhani is one of the larger villages in Lakhani tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,636, made up of 6,346 males and 6,290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 867.29 hectares hectares.

Lakhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhani village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Lakhani
Area (hectares) 867.29 hectares
Population 12,636
Male Population 6,346
Female Population 6,290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakhani compares

By the 2011 count Lakhani is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents. Its 867.29 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Lakhani

Lakhani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lakhani 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lakhani from other places

Lakhani lies about 21 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Koka, about 24 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 Lakhani
District headquarters Bhandara 21 km
Nearest town Bhandāra 21 km
Nearest railway station Koka 24 km

Villages closest to Lakhani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakhani village had a population of 12,636. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents.

Lakhani village has 6,346 males and 6,290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhani has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Lakhani covers 867.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lakhani falls under Lakhani tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Lakhani is Koka, about 24 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Lakhani.

Lakhani is about 21 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakhani is in Lakhani tehsil of Bhandara district. Bhandara is about 21 km away. Bhandāra is about 21 km away. Koka is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Somalwada (2.5 km), Seloti (2.5 km) and Sipewada (3.3 km).

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

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