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About Lakhua Village

Lakhua is a mid sized village in Rasra tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 717, made up of 338 males and 379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,121 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.09 hectares hectares.

Lakhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhua village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ballia
Tehsil Rasra
Area (hectares) 127.09 hectares
Population 717
Male Population 338
Female Population 379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,121
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakhua compares

By the 2011 count Lakhua is the 182nd largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents. Its 127.09 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Lakhua

Lakhua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lakhua 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lakhua from other places

Lakhua lies about 30 km from Ballia, and the nearest railway station is Richha Road, about 7.1 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 Lakhua
Nearest railway station Richha Road 7.1 km
Nearest town Baheri 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Rasra 30 km
District headquarters Ballia 30 km

Villages closest to Lakhua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakhua village had a population of 717. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents.

Lakhua village has 338 males and 379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhua has about 1121 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Lakhua covers 127.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lakhua falls under Rasra tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lakhua is Richha Road, about 7.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lakhua.

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

Lakhua is in Rasra tehsil of Ballia district. Richha Road is about 7.1 km away. Baheri is about 7.2 km away. Rasra is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banouli (1.9 km), Sultanpur (2.6 km) and Chak Katiyari Mustafabad (3.1 km).

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

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