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About Lakat Village

Lakat is a small village in Binpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 116, made up of 59 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Binpur I
Pincode 721121
Area (hectares) 54.23 hectares
Population 116
Male Population 59
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakat compares

By the 2011 count Lakat is the 278th largest of the 381 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 373 residents. Its 54.23 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Lakat

Lakat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lakat 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. The nearest villages by name are Kusumtikri, Lachhipur, Ladhasol and Ladna. 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 Lakat

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakat village had a population of 116. That makes it the 278th largest of the 381 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 373 residents.

Lakat village has 59 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakat has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

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

Lakat covers 54.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Lakat 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 village for Lakat.

Lakat 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 Lakat today is likely to be higher.

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