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About Layekpur Village

Layekpur is a mid sized village in Mayureswar I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 609, made up of 314 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Layekpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Layekpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar I
Pincode 731213
Area (hectares) 195.19 hectares
Population 609
Male Population 314
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
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 Layekpur compares

By the 2011 count Layekpur is the 78th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 195.19 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 954.

Getting to Layekpur

Layekpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Layekpur 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. The nearest villages by name are Kot, Krishnanagar, Kumudda and Kusumi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Layekpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Layekpur village had a population of 609. That makes it the 78th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Layekpur village has 314 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Layekpur has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Layekpur is 731213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Layekpur covers 195.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Layekpur falls under Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Layekpur notes the nearest railway station 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 Layekpur.

Layekpur is in Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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