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About Lakhanpur Village

Lakhanpur is a small village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 446, made up of 215 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhanpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 151 hectares
Population 446
Male Population 215
Female Population 231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Lakhanpur is the 164th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 151 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Lakhanpur

Lakhanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lakhanpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Lakhanpur from other places

Lakhanpur lies about 15 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, about 11 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
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Banshlai Bridge 11 km
District headquarters Pakur 15 km

Villages closest to Lakhanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maheshpur 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 446. That makes it the 164th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Lakhanpur village has 215 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhanpur has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Lakhanpur is 814111. 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 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lakhanpur falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lakhanpur is Banshlai Bridge, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Lakhanpur.

Lakhanpur is about 15 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakhanpur is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 5.1 km away. Banshlai Bridge is about 11 km away. Pakur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Datoi (under 2 km), Tarapur (under 2 km) and Ramnathpur (1.6 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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