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About Lachhmipur Village

Lachhmipur is a small village in Silao tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 371, made up of 197 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lachhmipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lachhmipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Silao
Pincode 803111
Area (hectares) 64 hectares
Population 371
Male Population 197
Female Population 174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lachhmipur compares

By the 2011 count Lachhmipur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,616 residents. Its 64 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Lachhmipur

Lachhmipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lachhmipur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 16 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Silao, about 2.9 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 Lachhmipur
Nearest railway station Silao 2.9 km
District headquarters Nalanda 16 km

Villages closest to Lachhmipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Silao 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 371. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,616 residents.

Lachhmipur village has 197 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lachhmipur has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Lachhmipur is 803111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lachhmipur covers 64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lachhmipur falls under Silao tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lachhmipur is Silao, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Lachhmipur.

Lachhmipur is about 16 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lachhmipur is in Silao tehsil of Nalanda district. Silao is about 2.9 km away. Nalanda is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narhar Bigha (under 2 km), Bhat Bigha (under 2 km) and Bazidpur (under 2 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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