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About Lekhana Village

Lekhana is a small village in Patana tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 108, made up of 60 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lekhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lekhana village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Patana
Pincode 758030
Area (hectares) 27 hectares
Population 108
Male Population 60
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lekhana compares

By the 2011 count Lekhana is the 93rd largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 590 residents. Its 27 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Lekhana

Lekhana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lekhana as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Lekhana from other places

Lekhana lies about 31 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Sitabinji, about 17 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 Lekhana
Nearest railway station Sitabinji 17 km
Nearest town Karanjiā 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Patana 31 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 31 km

Villages closest to Lekhana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lekhana village had a population of 108. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 590 residents.

Lekhana village has 60 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lekhana has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Lekhana is 758030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lekhana covers 27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lekhana falls under Patana tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Lekhana is Sitabinji, about 17 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Lekhana.

Lekhana is about 31 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lekhana is in Patana tehsil of Kendujhar district. Sitabinji is about 17 km away. Karanjiā is about 18 km away. Patana is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuapasi (under 2 km), Sadhupada (under 2 km) and Dianali (1.8 km).

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

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