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About Laxmipur Village

Laxmipur is a mid sized village in Pakhanjur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 573, made up of 295 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Laxmipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laxmipur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Pakhanjur
Pincode 495445
Area (hectares) 240 hectares
Population 573
Male Population 295
Female Population 278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Laxmipur compares

By the 2011 count Laxmipur is the 92nd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 540 residents. Its 240 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Laxmipur

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

Laxmipur lies about 72 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 56 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 Laxmipur
Tehsil headquarters Pakhanjur 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 56 km
Nearest town Garhchiroli 69 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 72 km

Villages closest to Laxmipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Laxmipur village had a population of 573. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 540 residents.

Laxmipur village has 295 males and 278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laxmipur has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Laxmipur is 495445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Laxmipur covers 240 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Laxmipur falls under Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Laxmipur is Antagarh, about 56 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 Laxmipur.

Laxmipur is about 72 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.

Laxmipur is in Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Pakhanjur is about 7.7 km away. Antagarh is about 56 km away. Garhchiroli is about 69 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dotometa (4.7 km), Murdonda (4.7 km) and Ghodagaon (5.0 km).

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

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