About Lakhanpur Village

Lakhanpur is a mid sized village in Ramgarh tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,344, made up of 711 males and 633 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 321.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhanpur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Ramgarh
Pincode	814102
Area (hectares)	321.18 hectares
Population	1,344
Male Population	711
Female Population	633
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	890
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 321.18 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

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 54 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Tilbhita, about 26 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 town	Pakur	26 km
Nearest railway station	Tilbhita	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ramgarh	35 km
District headquarters	Dumka	54 km

Villages closest to Lakhanpur

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

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Common questions about Lakhanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakhanpur village had a population of 1,344. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Lakhanpur village has 711 males and 633 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhanpur has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Lakhanpur is 814102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakhanpur covers 321.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lakhanpur falls under Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lakhanpur is Tilbhita, about 26 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 54 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakhanpur is in Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district. Pakur is about 26 km away. Tilbhita is about 26 km away. Ramgarh is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.