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About Lachhmipur Village

Lachhmipur is a small village in Jama tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 411, made up of 215 males and 196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lachhmipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lachhmipur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jama
Pincode 814146
Area (hectares) 98 hectares
Population 411
Male Population 215
Female Population 196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
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 Lachhmipur compares

By the 2011 count Lachhmipur is the 123rd largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 446 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Lachhmipur

Lachhmipur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Lachhmipur 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 Lachhmipur from other places

Lachhmipur lies about 29 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Nonihat Bhaturia, about 3.2 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 Lachhmipur
Nearest railway station Nonihat Bhaturia 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jama 18 km
District headquarters Dumka 29 km

Villages closest to Lachhmipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lachhmipur village had a population of 411. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 446 residents.

Lachhmipur village has 215 males and 196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lachhmipur has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

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

Lachhmipur covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lachhmipur falls under Jama tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lachhmipur is Nonihat Bhaturia, about 3.2 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 Lachhmipur.

Lachhmipur is about 29 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lachhmipur is in Jama tehsil of Dumka district. Nonihat Bhaturia is about 3.2 km away. Jama is about 18 km away. Dumka is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purania (under 2 km), Purnia (under 2 km) and Saraiya (14 km).

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

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