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About Lakhipur Village

Lakhipur is a large village in Pathna tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,027, made up of 1,532 males and 1,495 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 568 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakhipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhipur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Pathna
Pincode 816119
Area (hectares) 568 hectares
Population 3,027
Male Population 1,532
Female Population 1,495
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakhipur compares

By the 2011 count Lakhipur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 615 residents. Its 568 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Lakhipur

Lakhipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lakhipur as Available within 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 Lakhipur from other places

Lakhipur lies about 48 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Barharwa Junction, about 12 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 Lakhipur
Tehsil headquarters Pathna 10 km
Nearest railway station Barharwa Junction 12 km
Nearest town Farakka 23 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 48 km

Villages closest to Lakhipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakhipur village had a population of 3,027. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 615 residents.

Lakhipur village has 1,532 males and 1,495 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhipur has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Lakhipur is 816119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakhipur covers 568 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lakhipur falls under Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lakhipur is Barharwa Junction, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance for Lakhipur.

Lakhipur is about 48 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakhipur is in Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district. Pathna is about 10 km away. Barharwa Junction is about 12 km away. Farakka is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalianpur (under 2 km), Karodih (1.6 km) and Chhota Mahgama (1.8 km).

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

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