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About Lakshmidanga Village

Lakshmidanga is a large village in Murarai II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,118, made up of 1,528 males and 1,590 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakshmidanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakshmidanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Murarai II
Pincode 731221
Area (hectares) 60.8 hectares
Population 3,118
Male Population 1,528
Female Population 1,590
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakshmidanga compares

By the 2011 count Lakshmidanga is the 26th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents. Its 60.8 hectares work out to about 51 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Lakshmidanga

Lakshmidanga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lakshmidanga 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lakshmidanga from other places

Lakshmidanga lies about 29 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Murarai, about 9.0 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 Lakshmidanga
Nearest railway station Murarai 9.0 km
Nearest town Jangipur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Murarai II 29 km
District headquarters Birbhum 29 km

Villages closest to Lakshmidanga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murarai II 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 Lakshmidanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakshmidanga village had a population of 3,118. That makes it the 26th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents.

Lakshmidanga village has 1,528 males and 1,590 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakshmidanga has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Lakshmidanga is 731221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakshmidanga covers 60.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 51 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Lakshmidanga falls under Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Lakshmidanga is Murarai, about 9.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Lakshmidanga.

Lakshmidanga is about 29 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakshmidanga is in Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district. Murarai is about 9.0 km away. Jangipur is about 14 km away. Murarai II is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagail (under 2 km), Kutubpur (under 2 km) and Mitrapur (1.7 km).

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

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