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About Laskarpur Village

Laskarpur is a large village in Egra II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,079, made up of 1,058 males and 1,021 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Laskarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laskarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Egra II
Pincode 721422
Area (hectares) 212.36 hectares
Population 2,079
Male Population 1,058
Female Population 1,021
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Laskarpur compares

By the 2011 count Laskarpur is the 24th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,559 residents. Its 212.36 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Laskarpur

Laskarpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Laskarpur as Available within 5 - 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 Laskarpur from other places

Laskarpur lies about 35 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Tamluk, about 11 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 Laskarpur
Nearest town Tamlūk 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Tamluk 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Egra II 35 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 35 km

Villages closest to Laskarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Egra II 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 Laskarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Laskarpur village had a population of 2,079. That makes it the 24th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,559 residents.

Laskarpur village has 1,058 males and 1,021 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laskarpur has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Laskarpur is 721422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Laskarpur covers 212.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Laskarpur falls under Egra II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Laskarpur is Tamluk, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Laskarpur.

Laskarpur is about 35 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Laskarpur is in Egra II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Tamlūk is about 9.9 km away. Tamluk is about 11 km away. Egra II 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 Shyampur (1.9 km), Madhabpur (7.3 km) and Urdhabpur (7.3 km).

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

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