Lakra observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Jharkhand.
Lakra is a village in Sarath mandal, Deoghar district, Jharkhand. With a population of 102 in 21 households, it has a literacy rate of 58.8%.
By population, Lakra ranks #298 of 390 villages in Sarath mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Lakra is a village of 102 people in 21 households (Census 2011) in Sarath block, Deoghar district, Jharkhand, the 298th-largest of 390 villages in Sarath block. Literacy is 59%, 7 points above the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 789 women per 1,000 men. It lies 161 km from the Deoghar district centre, 29 km from Galudih railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 814149, served by Sarath post office; the LGD village code is 354994. The nearest hospital or health centre is Bundwan BPHC, 6 km away. The sarpanch is DEVKI DEVI, and the village votes in Dumka assembly constituency, represented by MLA Basant Soren. The population is estimated at 3,144 in 2026, up 2982% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakra · this village | 102 | 59% | — |
| Lakra · Deoghar | 0 | — | 0 km N |
| Lakra · Manbazar - II | 2,474 | 55% | 0 km N |
| Lakra · Deoghar | 98 | 54% | 0 km N |
| Baratalpat · Bundwan | 1,152 | 62% | 1.9 km E |
| Chhotatalpat · Bundwan | 0 | — | 2.2 km S |
| Kesra · Bundwan | 733 | 57% | 2.3 km S |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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