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About Lakrakani Village

Lakrakani is a small village in Bhasma tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 177, made up of 96 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770073, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakrakani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakrakani village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Bhasma
Pincode 770073
Area (hectares) 132 hectares
Population 177
Male Population 96
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
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 Lakrakani compares

By the 2011 count Lakrakani is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 797 residents. Its 132 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 979.

Getting to Lakrakani

Lakrakani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lakrakani 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 Lakrakani from other places

Lakrakani lies about 35 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Brajarajnagar, about under 2 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 Lakrakani
Nearest railway station Brajarajnagar under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhasma 19 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 35 km

Villages closest to Lakrakani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakrakani village had a population of 177. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 797 residents.

Lakrakani village has 96 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakrakani has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Lakrakani is 770073. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakrakani covers 132 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lakrakani falls under Bhasma tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Lakrakani is Brajarajnagar, about under 2 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 Lakrakani.

Lakrakani is about 35 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakrakani is in Bhasma tehsil of Sundargarh district. Brajarajnagar is about under 2 km away. Bhasma is about 19 km away. Sundargarh is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badabahal (9.2 km), Renda (11 km) and Kadalimunda (11 km).

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

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