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About Lakhnipur Village

Lakhnipur is a mid sized village in Paliganj tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,196, made up of 623 males and 573 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.8 hectares hectares.

Lakhnipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhnipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Paliganj
Area (hectares) 155.8 hectares
Population 1,196
Male Population 623
Female Population 573
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakhnipur compares

By the 2011 count Lakhnipur is the 77th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents. Its 155.8 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Lakhnipur

Lakhnipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lakhnipur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lakhnipur from other places

Lakhnipur lies about 55 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Garhani, about 22 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 Lakhnipur
Nearest town Arwal 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Paliganj 11 km
Nearest railway station Garhani 22 km
District headquarters Patna 55 km

Villages closest to Lakhnipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakhnipur village had a population of 1,196. That makes it the 77th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents.

Lakhnipur village has 623 males and 573 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhnipur has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Lakhnipur covers 155.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lakhnipur falls under Paliganj tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lakhnipur is Garhani, about 22 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 - 10 km distance for Lakhnipur.

Lakhnipur is about 55 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakhnipur is in Paliganj tehsil of Patna district. Arwal is about 6.0 km away. Paliganj is about 11 km away. Garhani is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akbarpur (under 2 km), Kansopur (1.9 km) and Korra (2.3 km).

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

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