Lakhisarai

Lakhisarai (archaic spelling: Luckeesarai) town is the administrative headquarters of Lakhisarai district in the Indian state of Bihar. The town has a population of 99,931 (2011 census).[1] it is situated about 45 km west of Munger.

Lakhisarai
City
Lakhisarai
Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 25°10′4″N 86°5′40″E
Country India
StateBihar
DivisionMunger
DistrictLakhisarai
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
Area
 • Total12 km2 (5 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total99,931
 • Rank22nd in bihar
 • Density653/km2 (1,690/sq mi)
Language
 • OfficialHindi[2]
 • Additional officialUrdu[2]
 • Regional languagesMaithili
 • OtherMagahi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
811311
Nearest cityMunger
Sex ratio0.92 ♂/♀
Literacy60.96%
Lok Sabha constituencyMunger
Vidhan Sabha constituencyLakhisarai
Civic agencyMunicipal council
Websitelakhisarai.bih.nic.in

Demographics

As of 2011 Indian Census, Lakhisarai had a total population of 99,979, of which 52,665 were males and 47,314 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 17,641. The total number of literates in Lakhisarai was 57,902, which constituted 57.9% of the population with male literacy of 63.9% and female literacy of 51.2%. The effective literacy rate of the population above 7 years of age in Lakhisarai was 70.3%, of which male literacy rate was 77.6% and female literacy rate was 62,2%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 10,730 and 180 respectively. Lakhisaraihad 17214 households in 2011.[1]

References
  1. "Census of India: Lakhisarai". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  2. "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
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