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About Lakhapuri Village

Lakhapuri is a small village in Lormi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 115, made up of 61 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakhapuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhapuri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Lormi
Pincode 491335
Area (hectares) 113.52 hectares
Population 115
Male Population 61
Female Population 54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakhapuri compares

By the 2011 count Lakhapuri is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 113.52 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Lakhapuri

Lakhapuri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lakhapuri as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Lakhapuri from other places

Lakhapuri lies about 68 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Salkaroad, about 50 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 Lakhapuri
Tehsil headquarters Lormi 17 km
Nearest town Mungeli 28 km
Nearest railway station Salkaroad 50 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 68 km

Villages closest to Lakhapuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakhapuri village had a population of 115. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Lakhapuri village has 61 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhapuri has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Lakhapuri is 491335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakhapuri covers 113.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lakhapuri falls under Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Lakhapuri is Salkaroad, about 50 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lakhapuri.

Lakhapuri is about 68 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakhapuri is in Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Lormi is about 17 km away. Mungeli is about 28 km away. Salkaroad is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lalsaikapa (under 2 km), Lilapur (1.6 km) and Khaira Khurd (2.4 km).

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

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