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About Lakhpura Village

Lakhpura is a mid sized village in Pranpur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 579, made up of 298 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakhpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Pranpur
Pincode 854116
Area (hectares) 74 hectares
Population 579
Male Population 298
Female Population 281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
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 Lakhpura compares

By the 2011 count Lakhpura is the 61st largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,903 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Lakhpura

Lakhpura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Lakhpura 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 Lakhpura from other places

Lakhpura lies about 161 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Angar Ghat, about 13 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 Lakhpura
Nearest town Rosera 13 km
Nearest railway station Angar Ghat 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Pranpur 35 km
District headquarters Katihar 161 km

Villages closest to Lakhpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakhpura village had a population of 579. That makes it the 61st largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,903 residents.

Lakhpura village has 298 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhpura has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Lakhpura is 854116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakhpura covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lakhpura falls under Pranpur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lakhpura is Angar Ghat, about 13 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 Lakhpura.

Lakhpura is about 161 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakhpura is in Pranpur tehsil of Katihar district. Rosera is about 13 km away. Angar Ghat is about 13 km away. Pranpur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kebala (10.0 km), Kebala Milik (10.0 km) and Keotia (11 km).

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

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