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About Lakha Village

Lakha is a mid sized village in Meerganj tehsil, in the district of Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,523, made up of 801 males and 722 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.84 hectares hectares.

Lakha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bareilly
Tehsil Meerganj
Area (hectares) 179.84 hectares
Population 1,523
Male Population 801
Female Population 722
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
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 106th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,858 residents. Its 179.84 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 873.

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 8.2 km from Bareilly, and the nearest railway station is Bareilly Cantt. Junction (Chanehti), about 2.0 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 Lakha
Nearest railway station Bareilly Cantt. Junction (Chanehti) 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Meerganj 8.2 km
District headquarters Bareilly 8.2 km

Villages closest to Lakha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakha village had a population of 1,523. That makes it the 106th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,858 residents.

Lakha village has 801 males and 722 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakha has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 873.

Lakha covers 179.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lakha falls under Meerganj tehsil of Bareilly district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lakha is Bareilly Cantt. Junction (Chanehti), about 2.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Lakha.

Lakha is about 8.2 km from Bareilly in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakha is in Meerganj tehsil of Bareilly district. Bareilly Cantt. Junction (Chanehti) is about 2.0 km away. Meerganj is about 8.2 km away. Bareilly is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakhimpur (under 2 km), Sirsa Jagir (1.7 km) and Chak Gopalpur (1.8 km).

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

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