About Lakher Village

Lakher is a mid sized village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 591, made up of 319 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakher Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakher village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Rupnagar
Tehsil	Anandpur Sahib
Pincode	140116
Area (hectares)	222 hectares
Population	591
Male Population	319
Female Population	272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	853
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lakher compares

By the 2011 count Lakher is the 118th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 222 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 947.

Getting to Lakher

Lakher is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lakher as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lakher from other places

Lakher lies about 30 km from Rupnagar. 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 Lakher
Tehsil headquarters	Anandpur Sahib	5.4 km
Nearest town	Nangal	24 km
District headquarters	Rupnagar	30 km

Villages closest to Lakher

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Anandpur Sahib 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 Lakher

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakher village had a population of 591. That makes it the 118th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Lakher village has 319 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakher has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Lakher is 140116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakher covers 222 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lakher falls under Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The census record for Lakher notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Lakher.

Lakher is about 30 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakher is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Anandpur Sahib is about 5.4 km away. Nangal is about 24 km away. Rupnagar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.