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About Lakhanguwan Village

Lakhanguwan is a large village in Bijawar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,420, made up of 2,327 males and 2,093 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2213.65 hectares hectares.

Lakhanguwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhanguwan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Bijawar
Area (hectares) 2213.65 hectares
Population 4,420
Male Population 2,327
Female Population 2,093
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakhanguwan compares

By the 2011 count Lakhanguwan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 2213.65 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 885.

Getting to Lakhanguwan

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

Lakhanguwan lies about 24 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Basari, about 20 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 Lakhanguwan
Tehsil headquarters Bijawar 11 km
Nearest town Bijāwar 11 km
Nearest railway station Basari 20 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 24 km

Villages closest to Lakhanguwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakhanguwan village had a population of 4,420. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Lakhanguwan village has 2,327 males and 2,093 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhanguwan has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 885.

Lakhanguwan covers 2213.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lakhanguwan falls under Bijawar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lakhanguwan is Basari, about 20 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 10+ km distance for Lakhanguwan.

Lakhanguwan is about 24 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakhanguwan is in Bijawar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Bijawar is about 11 km away. Bijāwar is about 11 km away. Basari is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saipurakhurd (2.7 km), Utawali (3.0 km) and Jakhron Khurd (3.2 km).

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

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