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About Lakhanpur Village

Lakhanpur is a mid sized village in Meja tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,007, made up of 519 males and 488 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhanpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Meja
Pincode 212303
Area (hectares) 48.43 hectares
Population 1,007
Male Population 519
Female Population 488
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Lakhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Lakhanpur is the 189th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 48.43 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Lakhanpur

Lakhanpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Lakhanpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 37 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Meja Road, about 1.8 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 Meja Road 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Meja 7.4 km
District headquarters Allahabad 37 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 37 km

Villages closest to Lakhanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Meja 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 1,007. That makes it the 189th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Lakhanpur village has 519 males and 488 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhanpur has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Lakhanpur is 212303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakhanpur covers 48.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Lakhanpur falls under Meja tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lakhanpur is Meja Road, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Lakhanpur.

Lakhanpur is about 37 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakhanpur is in Meja tehsil of Allahabad district. Meja Road is about 1.8 km away. Meja is about 7.4 km away. Allahabad is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bisahijan Kala (under 2 km), Jagepur (under 2 km) and Pausiya Jamaniya (under 2 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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