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About Lakhanpur Village

Lakhanpur is a small village in Topchanchi tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 305, made up of 159 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhanpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Topchanchi
Pincode 828401
Area (hectares) 31.31 hectares
Population 305
Male Population 159
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Lakhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Lakhanpur is the 80th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,078 residents. Its 31.31 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Lakhanpur

The census records public bus service for Lakhanpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 32 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, about 17 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 Giridih 17 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Topchanchi 32 km

Villages closest to Lakhanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Topchanchi 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 305. That makes it the 80th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,078 residents.

Lakhanpur village has 159 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhanpur has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Lakhanpur is 828401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakhanpur covers 31.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lakhanpur falls under Topchanchi tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lakhanpur is Giridih, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lakhanpur.

Lakhanpur is about 32 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakhanpur is in Topchanchi tehsil of Dhanbad district. Giridih is about 17 km away. Dhanbad is about 32 km away. Topchanchi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pabapur (2.7 km), Chitarpur (8.1 km) and Mohanpur (12 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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