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About Lankapara Hat Village

Lankapara Hat is a mid sized village in Madarihat tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 778, made up of 404 males and 374 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lankapara Hat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lankapara Hat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Madarihat
Pincode 735228
Area (hectares) 9.3 hectares
Population 778
Male Population 404
Female Population 374
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Lankapara Hat compares

By the 2011 count Lankapara Hat is the 41st largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,922 residents. Its 9.3 hectares work out to about 84 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Lankapara Hat

Lankapara Hat is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Lankapara Hat as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lankapara Hat from other places

Lankapara Hat lies about 58 km from Jalpaiguri, and the nearest railway station is Mujnai, about 12 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 Lankapara Hat
Nearest railway station Mujnai 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Madarihat 12 km
Nearest town Birpara 13 km
District headquarters Jalpaiguri 58 km

Villages closest to Lankapara Hat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madarihat 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 Lankapara Hat

As per the Census of India 2011, Lankapara Hat village had a population of 778. That makes it the 41st largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,922 residents.

Lankapara Hat village has 404 males and 374 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lankapara Hat has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Lankapara Hat is 735228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lankapara Hat covers 9.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 84 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Lankapara Hat falls under Madarihat tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Lankapara Hat is Mujnai, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Lankapara Hat.

Lankapara Hat is about 58 km from Jalpaiguri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lankapara Hat is in Madarihat tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Mujnai is about 12 km away. Madarihat is about 12 km away. Birpara is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lankapara Tea Garden (under 2 km), Totopara (8.9 km) and Dakshin Madarihat (12 km).

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

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