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About Lakhanapur Village

Lakhanapur is a mid sized village in Chikodi tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,954, made up of 985 males and 969 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 347.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakhanapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhanapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Chikodi
Pincode 591211
Area (hectares) 347.97 hectares
Population 1,954
Male Population 985
Female Population 969
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakhanapur compares

By the 2011 count Lakhanapur is the 80th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents. Its 347.97 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Lakhanapur

Lakhanapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lakhanapur as Available within village. 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 Lakhanapur from other places

Lakhanapur lies about 66 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Valivade, about 32 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 Lakhanapur
Nearest town Nipāni 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Chikodi 20 km
Nearest railway station Valivade 32 km
District headquarters Belgaum 66 km

Villages closest to Lakhanapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakhanapur village had a population of 1,954. That makes it the 80th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents.

Lakhanapur village has 985 males and 969 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhanapur has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Lakhanapur is 591211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakhanapur covers 347.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lakhanapur falls under Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Lakhanapur is Valivade, about 32 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Lakhanapur.

Lakhanapur is about 66 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakhanapur is in Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum district. Nipāni is about 4.4 km away. Chikodi is about 20 km away. Valivade is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padlihal (1.9 km), Rampur (2.2 km) and Naganur (3.1 km).

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

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