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About Lukhai Village

Lukhai is a mid sized village in Satakha tehsil, in the district of Zunheboto, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 540, made up of 274 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.6 hectares hectares.

Lukhai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lukhai village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Zunheboto
Tehsil Satakha
Area (hectares) 160.6 hectares
Population 540
Male Population 274
Female Population 266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lukhai compares

By the 2011 count Lukhai is the 9th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 534 residents. Its 160.6 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Lukhai

Lukhai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lukhai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Lukhai from other places

Lukhai lies about 15 km from Zunheboto, and the nearest railway station is Barpathar, about 83 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 Lukhai
District headquarters Zunheboto 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Satakha 23 km
Nearest railway station Barpathar 83 km

Villages closest to Lukhai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lukhai village had a population of 540. That makes it the 9th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 534 residents.

Lukhai village has 274 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lukhai has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Lukhai covers 160.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lukhai falls under Satakha tehsil of Zunheboto district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Lukhai is Barpathar, about 83 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lukhai.

Lukhai is about 15 km from Zunheboto in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lukhai is in Satakha tehsil of Zunheboto district. Zunheboto is about 15 km away. Satakha is about 23 km away. Barpathar is about 83 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kiyekhu (16 km), Zhekiye (18 km) and Sukhai (19 km).

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

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