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About Lekri Village

Lekri is a large village in Bansur tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,387, made up of 1,304 males and 1,083 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 831 females per 1000 males. The village covers 910 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lekri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lekri village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Bansur
Pincode 301402
Area (hectares) 910 hectares
Population 2,387
Male Population 1,304
Female Population 1,083
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 831
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lekri compares

By the 2011 count Lekri is the 28th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,794 residents. Its 910 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 899.

Getting to Lekri

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

How far is Lekri from other places

Lekri lies about 26 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Parisal, about 24 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 Lekri
Tehsil headquarters Bansur 5.8 km
Nearest town Kotputli 19 km
Nearest railway station Parisal 24 km
District headquarters Alwar 26 km

Villages closest to Lekri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lekri village had a population of 2,387. That makes it the 28th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,794 residents.

Lekri village has 1,304 males and 1,083 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lekri has about 831 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Lekri is 301402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lekri covers 910 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lekri falls under Bansur tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Lekri is Parisal, about 24 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Lekri.

Lekri is about 26 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lekri is in Bansur tehsil of Alwar district. Bansur is about 5.8 km away. Kotputli is about 19 km away. Parisal is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anat Pura (under 2 km), Bisalwa (1.8 km) and Todiya Ka Bas (2.3 km).

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

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