Lakhisarai | |
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Town | |
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Coordinates: 25°10′4″N86°5′40″E / 25.16778°N 86.09444°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
Division | Munger |
District | Lakhisarai |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
Area | |
• Total | 12 km2 (5 sq mi) |
Population (2011) [1] | |
• Total | 99,979 |
• Rank | 22nd in Bihar |
• Density | 653/km2 (1,690/sq mi) |
Language | |
• Official | Hindi [2] |
• Additional official | Urdu [2] |
• Regional languages | Magahi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 811311 [3] |
Nearest city | Munger |
Sex ratio | 0.92 ♂/♀ |
Literacy | 60.96% |
Lok Sabha constituency | Munger |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Lakhisarai |
Civic agency | Municipal council |
Website | 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 99,979 (2011 census). [1] it is situated about 45 km west of Munger.
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]
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