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About Lakura Village

Lakura is a small village in Chunar tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 313, made up of 162 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210013, 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 Mirzapur
Tehsil Chunar
Pincode 210013
Area (hectares) 64.52 hectares
Population 313
Male Population 162
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lakura compares

By the 2011 count Lakura is the 420th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 64.52 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Lakura

Lakura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lakura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 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 53 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Kailahat, about 20 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
Nearest town Ahraura 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Kailahat 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Chunar 22 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 53 km

Villages closest to Lakura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chunar 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 313. That makes it the 420th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Lakura village has 162 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakura has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Lakura is 210013. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakura covers 64.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lakura falls under Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lakura is Kailahat, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Lakura.

Lakura is about 53 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakura is in Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district. Ahraura is about 3.6 km away. Kailahat is about 20 km away. Chunar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rikhaipur (under 2 km), Madarpur (under 2 km) and Madapur (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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