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About Lakhanpur Village

Lakhanpur is a large village in Mashrakh tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,571, made up of 1,340 males and 1,231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268 hectares hectares.

Lakhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Mashrakh
Area (hectares) 268 hectares
Population 2,571
Male Population 1,340
Female Population 1,231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Lakhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Lakhanpur is the 26th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,844 residents. Its 268 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Lakhanpur

Lakhanpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Lakhanpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 26 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Alehpur Halt, about 2.7 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 Alehpur Halt 2.7 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Mashrakh 26 km
District headquarters Saran 26 km

Villages closest to Lakhanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakhanpur village had a population of 2,571. That makes it the 26th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,844 residents.

Lakhanpur village has 1,340 males and 1,231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhanpur has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Lakhanpur covers 268 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lakhanpur falls under Mashrakh tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lakhanpur is Alehpur Halt, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Lakhanpur.

Lakhanpur is about 26 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakhanpur is in Mashrakh tehsil of Saran district. Alehpur Halt is about 2.7 km away. Sāhibganj is about 16 km away. Mashrakh is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karan Kudaria (3.3 km), Harpur Jan (3.5 km) and Chand Kudaria (4.1 km).

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

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