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About Lakha Village

Lakha is a mid sized village in Kaij tehsil, in the district of Bid, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,241, made up of 635 males and 606 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 710.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakha village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bid
Tehsil Kaij
Pincode 431123
Area (hectares) 710.51 hectares
Population 1,241
Male Population 635
Female Population 606
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakha compares

By the 2011 count Lakha is the 75th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents. Its 710.51 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Lakha

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

How far is Lakha from other places

Lakha lies about 50 km from Bid, and the nearest railway station is Kalamb Road, about 26 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 Lakha
Nearest town Kallam 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kaij 15 km
Nearest railway station Kalamb Road 26 km
District headquarters Bid 50 km

Villages closest to Lakha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakha village had a population of 1,241. That makes it the 75th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents.

Lakha village has 635 males and 606 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakha has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Lakha is 431123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakha covers 710.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lakha falls under Kaij tehsil of Bid district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Lakha is Kalamb Road, about 26 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 10+ km distance for Lakha.

Lakha is about 50 km from Bid in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakha is in Kaij tehsil of Bid district. Kallam is about 4.2 km away. Kaij is about 15 km away. Kalamb Road is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sangvi (2.1 km), Hadgaon (3.5 km) and Mangwadgaon (4.1 km).

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

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