Lakhisarai

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Lakhisarai
City
Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 25°10′4″N 86°5′40″E / 25.16778°N 86.09444°E / 25.16778; 86.09444Coordinates: 25°10′4″N 86°5′40″E / 25.16778°N 86.09444°E / 25.16778; 86.09444
Country	India
State	Bihar
Region	Mithila
District	Lakhisarai
Government
• Body	Municipal council
Area
• Total	12 km2 (5 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	99,931
• Rank	22nd in bihar
• Density	653/km2 (1,690/sq mi)
Language
• Official	Maithili[2]
• Additional official	English[2]
• Regional Languages	Thēthi-Maithili
• Other	Magahi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	811311
Nearest city	Munger
Sex ratio	0.92 ♂/♀
Literacy	60.96%
Lok Sabha constituency	Munger
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Lakhisarai
Civic agency	Municipal council
Website	lakhisarai.bih.nic.in

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.

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]

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