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About Lakesri Village

Lakesri is a small village in Roorkee tehsil, in the district of Hardwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 150, made up of 114 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 316 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakesri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakesri village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Hardwar
Tehsil Roorkee
Pincode 247661
Area (hectares) 229.1 hectares
Population 150
Male Population 114
Female Population 36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 316
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 Lakesri compares

By the 2011 count Lakesri is the 239th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents. Its 229.1 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Lakesri

Lakesri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lakesri 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 Lakesri from other places

Lakesri lies about 25 km from Hardwar, and the nearest railway station is Laksar Junction, about under 2 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 Lakesri
Nearest railway station Laksar Junction under 2 km
Nearest town Manglaur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Roorkee 17 km
District headquarters Hardwar 25 km

Villages closest to Lakesri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakesri village had a population of 150. That makes it the 239th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents.

Lakesri village has 114 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakesri has about 316 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Lakesri is 247661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakesri covers 229.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lakesri falls under Roorkee tehsil of Hardwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Lakesri is Laksar Junction, about under 2 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 Lakesri.

Lakesri is about 25 km from Hardwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakesri is in Roorkee tehsil of Hardwar district. Laksar Junction is about under 2 km away. Manglaur is about 14 km away. Roorkee is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maheshri (3.4 km), Alipur Khataula (4.0 km) and Hasan Alipur (4.0 km).

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

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