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About Lakhanwala Khash Village

Lakhanwala Khash is a mid sized village in Vikasnagar tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 747, made up of 381 males and 366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakhanwala Khash Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhanwala Khash village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Vikasnagar
Pincode 248142
Area (hectares) 154.2 hectares
Population 747
Male Population 381
Female Population 366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakhanwala Khash compares

By the 2011 count Lakhanwala Khash is the 79th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents. Its 154.2 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Lakhanwala Khash

Lakhanwala Khash is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lakhanwala Khash as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Lakhanwala Khash from other places

Lakhanwala Khash lies about 29 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 Lakhanwala Khash
Tehsil headquarters Vikasnagar 5.2 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 13 km
District headquarters Dehradun 29 km

Villages closest to Lakhanwala Khash

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Vikasnagar 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 Lakhanwala Khash

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakhanwala Khash village had a population of 747. That makes it the 79th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents.

Lakhanwala Khash village has 381 males and 366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhanwala Khash has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Lakhanwala Khash is 248142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakhanwala Khash covers 154.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lakhanwala Khash falls under Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Lakhanwala Khash notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Lakhanwala Khash.

Lakhanwala Khash is about 29 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakhanwala Khash is in Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district. Vikasnagar is about 5.2 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 13 km away. Dehradun is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakhanwala Nevat (under 2 km), Bairagiwala (under 2 km) and Jassowala (under 2 km).

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

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