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About Lachhmipur Village

Lachhmipur is a small village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 274, made up of 149 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 839 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lachhmipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lachhmipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Pincode 854315
Area (hectares) 78 hectares
Population 274
Male Population 149
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 839
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lachhmipur compares

By the 2011 count Lachhmipur is the 113th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 78 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 988.

Getting to Lachhmipur

Lachhmipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lachhmipur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 156 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Narhan, about 6.0 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 Narhan 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Dagarua 9.9 km
Nearest town Dalsingh Sarai 11 km
District headquarters Purnia 156 km

Villages closest to Lachhmipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dagarua 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 274. That makes it the 113th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Lachhmipur village has 149 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lachhmipur has about 839 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Lachhmipur is 854315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lachhmipur covers 78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lachhmipur falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lachhmipur is Narhan, about 6.0 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 village for Lachhmipur.

Lachhmipur is about 156 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lachhmipur is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Narhan is about 6.0 km away. Dagarua is about 9.9 km away. Dalsingh Sarai is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dargahiganj (under 2 km), Chand Bhathi (3.2 km) and Chopra (4.1 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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