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About Lakshmipur Village

Lakshmipur is one of the larger villages in Kaliachak III tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15,569, made up of 7,885 males and 7,684 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 828 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732210, 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 Kaliachak III
Pincode 732210
Area (hectares) 828 hectares
Population 15,569
Male Population 7,885
Female Population 7,684
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Lakshmipur compares

By the 2011 count Lakshmipur is the 6th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 5,018 residents. Its 828 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Lakshmipur

Lakshmipur 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 Lakshmipur 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 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 Kaliachak III 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 Kaliachak III 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 15,569. That makes it the 6th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,018 residents.

Lakshmipur village has 7,885 males and 7,684 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakshmipur has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Lakshmipur is 732210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakshmipur covers 828 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Lakshmipur falls under Kaliachak III 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 village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kaliachak III tehsil of Maldah district. Harishchandrapur is about 8.2 km away. Rāiganj is about 27 km away. Kaliachak III 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 Baltipur (3.2 km), Balarampur (5.2 km) and Gobindarampur (5.2 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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