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About Lachhanpur Village

Lachhanpur is a large village in Janjgir tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,981, made up of 1,558 males and 1,423 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495671, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lachhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lachhanpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Janjgir
Pincode 495671
Area (hectares) 212.9 hectares
Population 2,981
Male Population 1,558
Female Population 1,423
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lachhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Lachhanpur is the 14th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,276 residents. Its 212.9 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Lachhanpur

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

Lachhanpur lies about 9.0 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Champa Junction, about 4.2 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 Lachhanpur
Nearest town Chāmpa 1.8 km
Nearest railway station Champa Junction 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Janjgir 5.7 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 9.0 km

Villages closest to Lachhanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lachhanpur village had a population of 2,981. That makes it the 14th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,276 residents.

Lachhanpur village has 1,558 males and 1,423 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lachhanpur has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Lachhanpur is 495671. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lachhanpur covers 212.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lachhanpur falls under Janjgir tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Lachhanpur is Champa Junction, about 4.2 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Lachhanpur.

Lachhanpur is about 9.0 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lachhanpur is in Janjgir tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Chāmpa is about 1.8 km away. Champa Junction is about 4.2 km away. Janjgir is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darrabhata (under 2 km), Basantpur (2.0 km) and Ghutiya (2.2 km).

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

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