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About Laskarpur Village

Laskarpur is a small village in Nalhati I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 175, made up of 92 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Laskarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laskarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nalhati I
Pincode 731220
Area (hectares) 67.8 hectares
Population 175
Male Population 92
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
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 Laskarpur compares

By the 2011 count Laskarpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents. Its 67.8 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Laskarpur

Laskarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Laskarpur 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 Laskarpur from other places

Laskarpur lies about 9.4 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Nalhati Junction, about 2.5 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 Laskarpur
Nearest railway station Nalhati Junction 2.5 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalhati I 9.4 km
District headquarters Birbhum 9.4 km

Villages closest to Laskarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nalhati I 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 Laskarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Laskarpur village had a population of 175. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents.

Laskarpur village has 92 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laskarpur has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Laskarpur is 731220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Laskarpur covers 67.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Laskarpur falls under Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Laskarpur is Nalhati Junction, about 2.5 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 Laskarpur.

Laskarpur is about 9.4 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Laskarpur is in Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district. Nalhati Junction is about 2.5 km away. Nalhāti is about 3.2 km away. Nalhati I is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Atgram (under 2 km), Haripur Podhra (1.8 km) and Narayanbati (2.4 km).

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

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