About Lakha Village

Lakha is one of the larger villages in Jagraon tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,805, made up of 3,056 males and 2,749 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1676 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakha village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Jagraon
Pincode	142031
Area (hectares)	1676 hectares
Population	5,805
Male Population	3,056
Female Population	2,749
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	900
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakha compares

By the 2011 count Lakha is the 7th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 1676 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Lakha

Lakha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lakha 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lakha from other places

Lakha lies about 49 km from Ludhiana. 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 Lakha
Nearest town	Rāikot	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jagraon	17 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	49 km

Villages closest to Lakha

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

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Common questions about Lakha

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakha village had a population of 5,805. That makes it the 7th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Lakha village has 3,056 males and 2,749 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakha has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Lakha is 142031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakha covers 1676 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lakha falls under Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The census record for Lakha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Lakha is about 49 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakha is in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district. Rāikot is about 15 km away. Jagraon is about 17 km away. Ludhiana is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.