About Lakhanpur Village

Lakhanpur is one of the larger villages in Amdabad tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,431, made up of 3,326 males and 3,105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 485 hectares hectares.

Lakhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhanpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Amdabad
Area (hectares)	485 hectares
Population	6,431
Male Population	3,326
Female Population	3,105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Lakhanpur is the 5th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents. Its 485 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Lakhanpur

Lakhanpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Lakhanpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 28 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Dilli Dewan Ganj, about 6.9 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	Dilli Dewan Ganj	6.9 km
Nearest town	Manihāri	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amdabad	28 km
District headquarters	Katihar	28 km

Villages closest to Lakhanpur

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

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Common questions about Lakhanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakhanpur village had a population of 6,431. That makes it the 5th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents.

Lakhanpur village has 3,326 males and 3,105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhanpur has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Lakhanpur covers 485 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lakhanpur falls under Amdabad tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lakhanpur is Dilli Dewan Ganj, about 6.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Lakhanpur.

Lakhanpur is about 28 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakhanpur is in Amdabad tehsil of Katihar district. Dilli Dewan Ganj is about 6.9 km away. Manihāri is about 16 km away. Amdabad is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.