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About Lakhar Thumb Village

Lakhar Thumb is a small village in Luni tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 251, made up of 131 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 759.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakhar Thumb Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhar Thumb village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Luni
Pincode 342802
Area (hectares) 759.05 hectares
Population 251
Male Population 131
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Lakhar Thumb compares

By the 2011 count Lakhar Thumb is the 157th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents. Its 759.05 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Lakhar Thumb

The census records public bus service for Lakhar Thumb as Available within 10+ 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lakhar Thumb from other places

Lakhar Thumb lies about 46 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Dundara, about 4.4 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 Lakhar Thumb
Nearest railway station Dundara 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Luni 22 km
Nearest town Sāngaria 39 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 46 km

Villages closest to Lakhar Thumb

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Luni 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 Lakhar Thumb

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakhar Thumb village had a population of 251. That makes it the 157th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents.

Lakhar Thumb village has 131 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhar Thumb has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Lakhar Thumb is 342802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakhar Thumb covers 759.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lakhar Thumb falls under Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Lakhar Thumb is Dundara, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lakhar Thumb.

Lakhar Thumb is about 46 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakhar Thumb is in Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district. Dundara is about 4.4 km away. Luni is about 22 km away. Sāngaria is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lolasani (2.4 km), Dhundhara (3.9 km) and Bhacharna (4.3 km).

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

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