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About Lahpatra Village

Lahpatra is a mid sized village in Lakhanpur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,882, made up of 919 males and 963 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 436.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lahpatra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lahpatra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Lakhanpur
Pincode 497116
Area (hectares) 436.11 hectares
Population 1,882
Male Population 919
Female Population 963
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lahpatra compares

By the 2011 count Lahpatra is the 12th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 436.11 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Lahpatra

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

Lahpatra lies about 14 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Ambikapur, about 12 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 Lahpatra
Tehsil headquarters Lakhanpur 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Ambikapur 12 km
District headquarters Surguja 14 km
Nearest town Ambikāpur 14 km

Villages closest to Lahpatra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lahpatra village had a population of 1,882. That makes it the 12th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Lahpatra village has 919 males and 963 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lahpatra has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Lahpatra is 497116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lahpatra covers 436.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lahpatra falls under Lakhanpur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Lahpatra is Ambikapur, about 12 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 village for Lahpatra.

Lahpatra is about 14 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lahpatra is in Lakhanpur tehsil of Surguja district. Lakhanpur is about 7.7 km away. Ambikapur is about 12 km away. Surguja is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanchanpur (11 km), Taraju (13 km) and Amgasi (14 km).

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

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