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About Laichhanpur Village

Laichhanpur is a mid sized village in Tamluk tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,857, made up of 978 males and 879 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721653, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Laichhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laichhanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Tamluk
Pincode 721653
Area (hectares) 136.63 hectares
Population 1,857
Male Population 978
Female Population 879
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Laichhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Laichhanpur is the 50th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,022 residents. Its 136.63 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Laichhanpur

Laichhanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Laichhanpur as Available within 5 - 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Laichhanpur from other places

Laichhanpur lies about 55 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Komagata Maru Budge Budge, about 8.6 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 Laichhanpur
Nearest town Budge Budge 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Komagata Maru Budge Budge 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Tamluk 32 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 55 km

Villages closest to Laichhanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Laichhanpur village had a population of 1,857. That makes it the 50th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,022 residents.

Laichhanpur village has 978 males and 879 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laichhanpur has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Laichhanpur is 721653. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Laichhanpur covers 136.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Laichhanpur falls under Tamluk tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Laichhanpur is Komagata Maru Budge Budge, about 8.6 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 <5 km distance for Laichhanpur.

Laichhanpur is about 55 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Laichhanpur is in Tamluk tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Budge Budge is about 7.9 km away. Komagata Maru Budge Budge is about 8.6 km away. Tamluk is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajhati (2.0 km), Barkalu (4.0 km) and Kalikapur (4.0 km).

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

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