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About Lakhanpur Village

Lakhanpur is a mid sized village in Saraipali tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 945, made up of 468 males and 477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhanpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Saraipali
Pincode 493558
Area (hectares) 354.6 hectares
Population 945
Male Population 468
Female Population 477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Lakhanpur is the 61st largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 750 residents. Its 354.6 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Lakhanpur

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

Lakhanpur lies about 114 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Barpali, about 47 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
Tehsil headquarters Saraipali 17 km
Nearest railway station Barpali 47 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 114 km

Villages closest to Lakhanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saraipali 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 945. That makes it the 61st largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 750 residents.

Lakhanpur village has 468 males and 477 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhanpur has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Lakhanpur is 493558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakhanpur covers 354.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lakhanpur falls under Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Lakhanpur is Barpali, about 47 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 - 10 km distance for Lakhanpur.

Lakhanpur is about 114 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakhanpur is in Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 17 km away. Barpali is about 47 km away. Mahasamund is about 114 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rimji (under 2 km), Kharkhari (under 2 km) and Jogidadar (2.2 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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