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About Lakhanpur Village

Lakhanpur is a mid sized village in Palojori tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,597, made up of 835 males and 762 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhanpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Palojori
Pincode 814146
Area (hectares) 151 hectares
Population 1,597
Male Population 835
Female Population 762
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Lakhanpur is the 15th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 605 residents. Its 151 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Lakhanpur

Lakhanpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Lakhanpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 33 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 1.6 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
Nearest railway station Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt 1.6 km
Nearest town Madhupur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Palojori 33 km
District headquarters Deoghar 33 km

Villages closest to Lakhanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palojori 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 1,597. That makes it the 15th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 605 residents.

Lakhanpur village has 835 males and 762 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhanpur has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Lakhanpur is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakhanpur covers 151 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lakhanpur falls under Palojori tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lakhanpur is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 1.6 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 within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Lakhanpur.

Lakhanpur is about 33 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakhanpur is in Palojori tehsil of Deoghar district. Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt is about 1.6 km away. Madhupur is about 16 km away. Palojori is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baijnathpur (under 2 km), Phuljori (2.4 km) and Majhidih (2.9 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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