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About Lakshmipur Village

Lakshmipur is a large village in Ratua I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,170, made up of 2,164 males and 2,006 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275.48 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 Ratua I
Pincode 732205
Area (hectares) 275.48 hectares
Population 4,170
Male Population 2,164
Female Population 2,006
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakshmipur compares

By the 2011 count Lakshmipur is the 22nd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents. Its 275.48 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Lakshmipur

Lakshmipur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Lakshmipur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 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 Ratua I 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 Ratua 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 Lakshmipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakshmipur village had a population of 4,170. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents.

Lakshmipur village has 2,164 males and 2,006 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakshmipur has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

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

Lakshmipur covers 275.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Lakshmipur falls under Ratua I 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 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 Ratua I tehsil of Maldah district. Harishchandrapur is about 8.2 km away. Rāiganj is about 27 km away. Ratua I 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 Ramchak (2.9 km), Arazi Balarampur (5.2 km) and Balarampur (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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