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About Lakshmipur Village

Lakshmipur is a mid sized village in Gazole tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,669, made up of 815 males and 854 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732205, 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 Maldah
Tehsil Gazole
Pincode 732205
Area (hectares) 306.91 hectares
Population 1,669
Male Population 815
Female Population 854
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Lakshmipur compares

By the 2011 count Lakshmipur is the 58th largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents. Its 306.91 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Lakshmipur

The census records public bus service for Lakshmipur 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 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 35 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Harishchandrapur, about 8.2 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 Harishchandrapur 8.2 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Gazole 35 km
District headquarters Maldah 35 km

Villages closest to Lakshmipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gazole 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 1,669. That makes it the 58th largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents.

Lakshmipur village has 815 males and 854 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakshmipur has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Lakshmipur is 732205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakshmipur covers 306.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lakshmipur falls under Gazole tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Lakshmipur is Harishchandrapur, about 8.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Lakshmipur.

Lakshmipur is about 35 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakshmipur is in Gazole tehsil of Maldah district. Harishchandrapur is about 8.2 km away. Rāiganj is about 27 km away. Gazole is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baira Dangi (3.0 km), Dalilpur (3.2 km) and Hatinda (4.5 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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