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About Lakh Village

Lakh is one of the larger villages in Tirwa tehsil, in the district of Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,168, made up of 4,405 males and 3,763 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1538.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 209723, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakh village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kannauj
Tehsil Tirwa
Pincode 209723
Area (hectares) 1538.4 hectares
Population 8,168
Male Population 4,405
Female Population 3,763
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakh compares

By the 2011 count Lakh is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents. Its 1538.4 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 865.

Getting to Lakh

Lakh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lakh as Available within <5 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 Lakh from other places

Lakh lies about 75 km from Kannauj, and the nearest railway station is Rahimabad, about 13 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 Lakh
Nearest railway station Rahimabad 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirwa 14 km
Nearest town Sandīla 16 km
District headquarters Kannauj 75 km

Villages closest to Lakh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakh village had a population of 8,168. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents.

Lakh village has 4,405 males and 3,763 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakh has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 865.

The pincode recorded for Lakh is 209723. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakh covers 1538.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lakh falls under Tirwa tehsil of Kannauj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lakh is Rahimabad, about 13 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lakh.

Lakh is about 75 km from Kannauj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakh is in Tirwa tehsil of Kannauj district. Rahimabad is about 13 km away. Tirwa is about 14 km away. Sandīla is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barauli (4.8 km), Kishunpur Basant (5.7 km) and Bhatwara (6.1 km).

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

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