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About Lakhanpuri Village

Lakhanpuri is a mid sized village in Charama tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,949, made up of 996 males and 953 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 556.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakhanpuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhanpuri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Charama
Pincode 494336
Area (hectares) 556.99 hectares
Population 1,949
Male Population 996
Female Population 953
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakhanpuri compares

By the 2011 count Lakhanpuri is the 5th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 997 residents. Its 556.99 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Lakhanpuri

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

Lakhanpuri lies about 25 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Gudum, about 36 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 Lakhanpuri
Tehsil headquarters Charama 12 km
Nearest town Kānker 15 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 25 km
Nearest railway station Gudum 36 km

Villages closest to Lakhanpuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakhanpuri village had a population of 1,949. That makes it the 5th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 997 residents.

Lakhanpuri village has 996 males and 953 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhanpuri has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Lakhanpuri is 494336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakhanpuri covers 556.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lakhanpuri falls under Charama tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Lakhanpuri is Gudum, about 36 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 Lakhanpuri.

Lakhanpuri is about 25 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakhanpuri is in Charama tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Charama is about 12 km away. Kānker is about 15 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kana Pod (under 2 km), Pipraud (2.3 km) and Bodeli (2.7 km).

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

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