About Lochanpur Village

Lochanpur is one of the larger villages in Raninagar I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,067, made up of 4,170 males and 3,897 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 548.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lochanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lochanpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Raninagar I
Pincode	742304
Area (hectares)	548.3 hectares
Population	8,067
Male Population	4,170
Female Population	3,897
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lochanpur compares

By the 2011 count Lochanpur is the 6th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,889 residents. Its 548.3 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Lochanpur

Lochanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lochanpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Lochanpur from other places

Lochanpur lies about 33 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about under 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 Lochanpur
Nearest railway station	Lohapur	under 2 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raninagar I	33 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	33 km

Villages closest to Lochanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raninagar 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.

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Common questions about Lochanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Lochanpur village had a population of 8,067. That makes it the 6th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,889 residents.

Lochanpur village has 4,170 males and 3,897 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lochanpur has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Lochanpur is 742304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lochanpur covers 548.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lochanpur falls under Raninagar I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Lochanpur is Lohapur, about under 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 village for Lochanpur.

Lochanpur is about 33 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lochanpur is in Raninagar I tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about under 2 km away. Nalhāti is about 14 km away. Raninagar I is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.