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About Lakshya Village

Lakshya is a large village in Mahisadal tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,534, made up of 1,855 males and 1,679 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.99 hectares hectares.

Lakshya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakshya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Mahisadal
Area (hectares) 71.99 hectares
Population 3,534
Male Population 1,855
Female Population 1,679
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakshya compares

By the 2011 count Lakshya is the 23rd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,684 residents. Its 71.99 hectares work out to about 49 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Lakshya

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

Lakshya lies about 20 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Mahisadal, about 3.3 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 Lakshya
Nearest railway station Mahisadal 3.3 km
Nearest town Monoharpur 7.3 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 20 km

Villages closest to Lakshya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakshya village had a population of 3,534. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,684 residents.

Lakshya village has 1,855 males and 1,679 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakshya has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Lakshya covers 71.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 49 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Lakshya falls under Mahisadal tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Lakshya is Mahisadal, about 3.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Lakshya.

Lakshya is about 20 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakshya is in Mahisadal tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Mahisadal is about 3.3 km away. Monoharpur is about 7.3 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ektarpur (2.8 km), Bamunya (2.8 km) and Betkundu (4.2 km).

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

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