# Lak Village, Shamli, Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Shamli, Muzaffarnagar 

# Lak

Lak is a village in Shamli sub-district of Muzaffarnagar district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **10,512 people in 1,730 households**, the 7th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 10,512people (2011)
- 1,730households
- 76.6%literacy
- 853females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lak

Of every 100 households in Lak in 2011, 64 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Lak · ■ Shamli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**42%

Tap water ****16%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**90%

Use banking services ****74%**

**68%

Television ****57%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****12%**

**12%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Lak?

■ Lak · ■ Shamli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****853**

**874

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****830**

**836

Working population ****33.6%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 65.5% for women. 49% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,217 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 545 (15%) · **■** Household industry 95 (3%) · **■** Other work 905 (26%) · **■** Marginal 775 (22%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Shamli

- Lisarh13,077 people
- Taprana12,767 people
- Babri11,544 people
- Banti Khera11,075 people
- Kudana10,203 people
- Kheri Karmu9,853 people
- Lilaun9,785 people
- Kairi9,054 people

[All 135 villages in Shamli](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/muzaffarnagar/shamli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lak?10,512 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lak in?Muzaffarnagar district (Shamli sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lak?76.6% (Census 2011)