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About Lakasyar Village

Lakasyar is a small village in Kalsi tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 147, made up of 71 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakasyar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakasyar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Kalsi
Pincode 248158
Area (hectares) 337.05 hectares
Population 147
Male Population 71
Female Population 76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakasyar compares

By the 2011 count Lakasyar is the 104th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 337.05 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Lakasyar

Lakasyar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lakasyar 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 Lakasyar from other places

Lakasyar lies about 26 km from Dehradun. 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 Lakasyar
Tehsil headquarters Kalsi 12 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 14 km
District headquarters Dehradun 26 km

Villages closest to Lakasyar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakasyar village had a population of 147. That makes it the 104th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Lakasyar village has 71 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakasyar has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Lakasyar is 248158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakasyar covers 337.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lakasyar falls under Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Lakasyar notes the nearest railway station 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 Lakasyar.

Lakasyar is about 26 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakasyar is in Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district. Kalsi is about 12 km away. Mussoorie is about 14 km away. Dehradun is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhiroi (under 2 km), Singouta (under 2 km) and Khadin (under 2 km).

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

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