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About Lakhanpal Village

Lakhanpal is a mid sized village in Gurdaspur tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 560, made up of 301 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143521, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakhanpal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhanpal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Gurdaspur
Pincode 143521
Area (hectares) 108 hectares
Population 560
Male Population 301
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lakhanpal compares

By the 2011 count Lakhanpal is the 376th largest of the 616 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 998 residents. Its 108 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Lakhanpal

Lakhanpal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lakhanpal 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lakhanpal from other places

Lakhanpal lies about 4.8 km from Gurdaspur. 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 Lakhanpal
Nearest railway station Gurdaspur 4.8 km

Villages closest to Lakhanpal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakhanpal village had a population of 560. That makes it the 376th largest of the 616 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 998 residents.

Lakhanpal village has 301 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhanpal has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Lakhanpal is 143521. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakhanpal covers 108 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lakhanpal falls under Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Lakhanpal is Gurdaspur, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Lakhanpal.

Lakhanpal is about 4.8 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakhanpal is in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Gurdaspur is about 4.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khichian (under 2 km), Dhariwal (under 2 km) and Dhariwal Bhoja (under 2 km).

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

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