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About Lakhan Purwa Village

Lakhan Purwa is a small village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 441, made up of 245 males and 196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.14 hectares hectares.

Lakhan Purwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhan Purwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 61.14 hectares
Population 441
Male Population 245
Female Population 196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
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 Lakhan Purwa compares

By the 2011 count Lakhan Purwa is the 421st largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 61.14 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Lakhan Purwa

Lakhan Purwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Lakhan Purwa 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 Lakhan Purwa from other places

Lakhan Purwa lies about 5.9 km from Robertsganj, and the nearest railway station is Sonbhadra, about 5.4 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 Lakhan Purwa
Nearest railway station Sonbhadra 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 5.9 km

Villages closest to Lakhan Purwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Robertsganj 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 Lakhan Purwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakhan Purwa village had a population of 441. That makes it the 421st largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Lakhan Purwa village has 245 males and 196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhan Purwa has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Lakhan Purwa covers 61.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lakhan Purwa falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lakhan Purwa is Sonbhadra, about 5.4 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 Lakhan Purwa.

Lakhan Purwa is about 5.9 km from Robertsganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakhan Purwa is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Sonbhadra is about 5.4 km away. Robertsganj is about 5.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karari (under 2 km), Dhuria (under 2 km) and Dhuriya (under 2 km).

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

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