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About Lakhanpur Village

Lakhanpur is a mid sized village in Majholi tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,179, made up of 615 males and 564 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260.69 hectares hectares.

Lakhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhanpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Jabalpur
Tehsil Majholi
Area (hectares) 260.69 hectares
Population 1,179
Male Population 615
Female Population 564
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Lakhanpur is the 35th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 757 residents. Its 260.69 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Lakhanpur

Lakhanpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Lakhanpur as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Lakhanpur from other places

Lakhanpur lies about 28 km from Jabalpur, and the nearest railway station is Gosalpur, about 5.5 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 Lakhanpur
Nearest railway station Gosalpur 5.5 km
Nearest town Sihorā 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Majholi 14 km
District headquarters Jabalpur 28 km

Villages closest to Lakhanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakhanpur village had a population of 1,179. That makes it the 35th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 757 residents.

Lakhanpur village has 615 males and 564 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhanpur has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Lakhanpur covers 260.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lakhanpur falls under Majholi tehsil of Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lakhanpur is Gosalpur, about 5.5 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 10+ km distance for Lakhanpur.

Lakhanpur is about 28 km from Jabalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakhanpur is in Majholi tehsil of Jabalpur district. Gosalpur is about 5.5 km away. Sihorā is about 12 km away. Majholi is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Surekha (under 2 km), Richhi Khurd (1.8 km) and Bargawan (2.3 km).

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

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