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About Lakh Village

Lakh is a large village in Aundha tehsil, in the district of Hingoli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,334, made up of 1,216 males and 1,118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 835.89 hectares hectares.

Lakh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakh village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Hingoli
Tehsil Aundha
Area (hectares) 835.89 hectares
Population 2,334
Male Population 1,216
Female Population 1,118
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 10+ km distance

How Lakh compares

By the 2011 count Lakh is the 16th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,535 residents. Its 835.89 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Lakh

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

Lakh lies about 8.7 km from Hingoli, and the nearest railway station is Dhamni, about 4.3 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 Lakh
Nearest railway station Dhamni 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Aundha 8.7 km
District headquarters Hingoli 8.7 km

Villages closest to Lakh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakh village had a population of 2,334. That makes it the 16th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,535 residents.

Lakh village has 1,216 males and 1,118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakh has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Lakh covers 835.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lakh falls under Aundha tehsil of Hingoli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Lakh is Dhamni, about 4.3 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 Lakh.

Lakh is about 8.7 km from Hingoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakh is in Aundha tehsil of Hingoli district. Dhamni is about 4.3 km away. Aundha is about 8.7 km away. Hingoli is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Asola Traf Lakh (under 2 km), Pangra Tarf Lakh (under 2 km) and Metha (1.9 km).

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

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