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About Lakma Village

Lakma is a small village in Ranikor tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 476, made up of 247 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakma village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Ranikor
Pincode 793106
Population 476
Male Population 247
Female Population 229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakma compares

By the 2011 count Lakma is the 21st largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 261 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Lakma

Lakma is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Lakma as Available within 10+ km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Kolomboit, Koltapara, Koraibari and Koraikora. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Lakma

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakma village had a population of 476. That makes it the 21st largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 261 residents.

Lakma village has 247 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakma has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Lakma is 793106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakma falls under Ranikor tehsil of West Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Lakma notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Lakma.

Lakma is in Ranikor tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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