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About Lakshmipur Village

Lakshmipur is a small village in Farakka tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 99, made up of 44 males and 55 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,250 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742212, 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 Murshidabad
Tehsil Farakka
Pincode 742212
Area (hectares) 110.9 hectares
Population 99
Male Population 44
Female Population 55
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,250
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 smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,051 residents. Its 110.9 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

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 93 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Barharwa Junction, 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 Lakshmipur
Nearest railway station Barharwa Junction 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Farakka 23 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 93 km

Villages closest to Lakshmipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Farakka 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 99. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,051 residents.

Lakshmipur village has 44 males and 55 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakshmipur has about 1250 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Lakshmipur is 742212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakshmipur covers 110.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lakshmipur falls under Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Lakshmipur is Barharwa Junction, about 12 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 93 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakshmipur is in Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district. Barharwa Junction is about 12 km away. Farakka is about 23 km away. Murshidabad is about 93 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paranpara (5.4 km), Bhrigurampur (11 km) and Gobindarampur (11 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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