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About Laksian Village

Laksian is a mid sized village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,357, made up of 696 males and 661 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Laksian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laksian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Shahkot
Pincode 144702
Area (hectares) 238 hectares
Population 1,357
Male Population 696
Female Population 661
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Laksian compares

By the 2011 count Laksian is the 26th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 238 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Laksian

Laksian is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Laksian as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kotla Surajmal, Kotli Gazran, Kotli Kamboan and Kular. 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 Laksian

As per the Census of India 2011, Laksian village had a population of 1,357. That makes it the 26th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Laksian village has 696 males and 661 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laksian has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Laksian is 144702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Laksian covers 238 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Laksian falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The census record for Laksian notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Laksian.

Laksian is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar 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 Laksian today is likely to be higher.

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