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About Lakhipur Village

Lakhipur is a small village in Taljhari tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 89, made up of 48 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816109, 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 Taljhari
Pincode 816109
Area (hectares) 117 hectares
Population 89
Male Population 48
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lakhipur compares

By the 2011 count Lakhipur is the 139th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 383 residents. Its 117 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

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 5 - 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 18 km from Sahibganj. 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 Taljhari 2.7 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 12 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 18 km

Villages closest to Lakhipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Taljhari 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 89. That makes it the 139th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 383 residents.

Lakhipur village has 48 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhipur has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Lakhipur is 816109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakhipur covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lakhipur falls under Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Lakhipur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 18 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 Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district. Taljhari is about 2.7 km away. Rājmahal is about 12 km away. Sahibganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagjori (under 2 km), Naughata (under 2 km) and Dudhkol (under 2 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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