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About Lakhanpur Village

Lakhanpur is a large village in Manpur tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,473, made up of 1,853 males and 1,620 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206 hectares hectares.

Lakhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Manpur
Area (hectares) 206 hectares
Population 3,473
Male Population 1,853
Female Population 1,620
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Lakhanpur is the 12th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,945 residents. Its 206 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Lakhanpur

Lakhanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lakhanpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 Lakhanpur from other places

Lakhanpur lies about 27 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paharpur, about 8.1 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 Lakhanpur
Nearest railway station Paharpur 8.1 km
Nearest town Bagaha 10 km
District headquarters Gaya 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Manpur 27 km

Villages closest to Lakhanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manpur 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 Lakhanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakhanpur village had a population of 3,473. That makes it the 12th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,945 residents.

Lakhanpur village has 1,853 males and 1,620 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhanpur has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Lakhanpur covers 206 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Lakhanpur falls under Manpur tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lakhanpur is Paharpur, about 8.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lakhanpur.

Lakhanpur is about 27 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakhanpur is in Manpur tehsil of Gaya district. Paharpur is about 8.1 km away. Bagaha is about 10 km away. Gaya is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khedarpura (5.3 km), Bhadeja (7.9 km) and Bhadeji (7.9 km).

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

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