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About Lachhmipur Village

Lachhmipur is a mid sized village in Raniganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,106, made up of 591 males and 515 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares.

Lachhmipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lachhmipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Raniganj
Area (hectares) 120 hectares
Population 1,106
Male Population 591
Female Population 515
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lachhmipur compares

By the 2011 count Lachhmipur is the 74th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents. Its 120 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Lachhmipur

Lachhmipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lachhmipur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lachhmipur from other places

Lachhmipur lies about 40 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Harapatti, about 11 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Lachhmipur
Nearest town Banmankhi 10 km
Nearest railway station Harapatti 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Raniganj 14 km
District headquarters Araria 40 km

Villages closest to Lachhmipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raniganj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Lachhmipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Lachhmipur village had a population of 1,106. That makes it the 74th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents.

Lachhmipur village has 591 males and 515 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lachhmipur has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Lachhmipur covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lachhmipur falls under Raniganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lachhmipur is Harapatti, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lachhmipur.

Lachhmipur is about 40 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lachhmipur is in Raniganj tehsil of Araria district. Banmankhi is about 10 km away. Harapatti is about 11 km away. Raniganj is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parihari (1.5 km), Gopalpur (2.9 km) and Parsahat (5.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Lachhmipur today is likely to be higher.

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