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About Lakargram Village

Lakargram is a mid sized village in Murarai I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 804, made up of 397 males and 407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakargram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakargram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Murarai I
Pincode 731222
Area (hectares) 138.61 hectares
Population 804
Male Population 397
Female Population 407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lakargram compares

By the 2011 count Lakargram is the 59th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents. Its 138.61 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Lakargram

Lakargram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lakargram as Available within 10+ 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lakargram from other places

Lakargram lies about 12 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Pinargaria, about 3.8 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 Lakargram
Nearest railway station Pinargaria 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Murarai I 12 km
District headquarters Birbhum 12 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 13 km

Villages closest to Lakargram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murarai I 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 Lakargram

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakargram village had a population of 804. That makes it the 59th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents.

Lakargram village has 397 males and 407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakargram has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Lakargram is 731222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakargram covers 138.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lakargram falls under Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Lakargram is Pinargaria, about 3.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lakargram.

Lakargram is about 12 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakargram is in Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district. Pinargaria is about 3.8 km away. Murarai I is about 12 km away. Birbhum is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badebalia (3.4 km), Santoshpur (5.6 km) and Kanaipur (5.7 km).

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

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