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About Lakhanwa Village

Lakhanwa is a mid sized village in Bada Malhera tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 733, made up of 377 males and 356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419.83 hectares hectares.

Lakhanwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhanwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Bada Malhera
Area (hectares) 419.83 hectares
Population 733
Male Population 377
Female Population 356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakhanwa compares

By the 2011 count Lakhanwa is the 47th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 933 residents. Its 419.83 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 878.

Getting to Lakhanwa

Lakhanwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lakhanwa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Lakhanwa from other places

Lakhanwa lies about 55 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Tila, about 35 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 Lakhanwa
Tehsil headquarters Bada Malhera 6.2 km
Nearest town Bijāwar 25 km
Nearest railway station Tila 35 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 55 km

Villages closest to Lakhanwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bada Malhera 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 Lakhanwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakhanwa village had a population of 733. That makes it the 47th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 933 residents.

Lakhanwa village has 377 males and 356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhanwa has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 878.

Lakhanwa covers 419.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lakhanwa falls under Bada Malhera tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lakhanwa is Tila, about 35 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lakhanwa.

Lakhanwa is about 55 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakhanwa is in Bada Malhera tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Bada Malhera is about 6.2 km away. Bijāwar is about 25 km away. Tila is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baman Kola (2.1 km), Para (2.4 km) and Kewlai (3.0 km).

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

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