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About Lakshmipur Village

Lakshmipur is a large village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,933, made up of 2,033 males and 1,900 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 374.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakshmipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakshmipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733142
Area (hectares) 374.33 hectares
Population 3,933
Male Population 2,033
Female Population 1,900
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakshmipur compares

By the 2011 count Lakshmipur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 374.33 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Lakshmipur

Lakshmipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lakshmipur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Lakshmipur from other places

Lakshmipur lies about 129 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, about 7.9 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 Lakshmipur
Nearest railway station Banshlai Bridge 7.9 km
Nearest town Pakur 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Tapan 29 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 129 km

Villages closest to Lakshmipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tapan 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 Lakshmipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakshmipur village had a population of 3,933. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Lakshmipur village has 2,033 males and 1,900 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakshmipur has about 935 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 Lakshmipur is 733142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakshmipur covers 374.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lakshmipur falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Lakshmipur is Banshlai Bridge, about 7.9 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 5 - 10 km distance for Lakshmipur.

Lakshmipur is about 129 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakshmipur is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Banshlai Bridge is about 7.9 km away. Pakur is about 19 km away. Tapan 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 Pathar Ghata (1.7 km), Sundarpur (3.4 km) and Umanandapur (3.9 km).

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

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