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About Lakura Village

Lakura is a mid sized village in Madhuban tehsil, in the district of Mau, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,412, made up of 729 males and 683 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 221603, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mau
Tehsil Madhuban
Pincode 221603
Area (hectares) 66.02 hectares
Population 1,412
Male Population 729
Female Population 683
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Lakura compares

By the 2011 count Lakura is the 59th largest of the 318 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,027 residents. Its 66.02 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Lakura

The census records public bus service for Lakura 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lakura from other places

Lakura lies about 28 km from Mau, and the nearest railway station is Barhaj Bazar, about 14 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 Lakura
Tehsil headquarters Madhuban 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Barhaj Bazar 14 km
Nearest town Ghosī 15 km
District headquarters Mau 28 km

Villages closest to Lakura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakura village had a population of 1,412. That makes it the 59th largest of the 318 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,027 residents.

Lakura village has 729 males and 683 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakura has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Lakura is 221603. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakura covers 66.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Lakura falls under Madhuban tehsil of Mau district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lakura is Barhaj Bazar, about 14 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lakura.

Lakura is about 28 km from Mau in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakura is in Madhuban tehsil of Mau district. Madhuban is about 1.9 km away. Barhaj Bazar is about 14 km away. Ghosī is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chapara Dhusar (under 2 km), Parashurampur (under 2 km) and Jamin Manauli (under 2 km).

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

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