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About Laghata Village

Laghata is a mid sized village in Binpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 969, made up of 494 males and 475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Laghata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laghata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Binpur I
Pincode 721121
Area (hectares) 145.06 hectares
Population 969
Male Population 494
Female Population 475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Laghata compares

By the 2011 count Laghata is the 24th largest of the 381 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 373 residents. Its 145.06 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Laghata

Laghata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Laghata as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kusumasoli, Kusumtikri, Lachhipur and Ladhasol. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Laghata

As per the Census of India 2011, Laghata village had a population of 969. That makes it the 24th largest of the 381 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 373 residents.

Laghata village has 494 males and 475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laghata has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Laghata is 721121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Laghata covers 145.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Laghata falls under Binpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Laghata notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Laghata.

Laghata is in Binpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Laghata today is likely to be higher.

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