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About Lakh Village

Lakh is a small village in Pachora tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 360, made up of 194 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 965 hectares hectares.

Lakh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakh village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Pachora
Area (hectares) 965 hectares
Population 360
Male Population 194
Female Population 166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
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 118th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,824 residents. Its 965 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 919.

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 32 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Maheji, about 7.6 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 Maheji 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Pachora 15 km
Nearest town Pāchora 15 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 32 km

Villages closest to Lakh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pachora 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 360. That makes it the 118th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,824 residents.

Lakh village has 194 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakh has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Lakh covers 965 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lakh falls under Pachora tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Lakh is Maheji, about 7.6 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 32 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakh is in Pachora tehsil of Jalgaon district. Maheji is about 7.6 km away. Pachora is about 15 km away. Pāchora is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurhad Bk (4.1 km), Rameshwar (4.3 km) and Kurhad Kh (4.4 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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