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About Lukapani Village

Lukapani is a small village in Bundwan tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 286, made up of 137 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lukapani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lukapani village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Bundwan
Pincode 723129
Area (hectares) 156.5 hectares
Population 286
Male Population 137
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,088
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lukapani compares

By the 2011 count Lukapani is the 99th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 156.5 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Lukapani

Lukapani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lukapani as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Latajharna, Laupal, Ledam and Ledashol. 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 Lukapani

As per the Census of India 2011, Lukapani village had a population of 286. That makes it the 99th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Lukapani village has 137 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lukapani has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Lukapani is 723129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lukapani covers 156.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lukapani falls under Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Lukapani notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Lukapani.

Lukapani is in Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya 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 Lukapani today is likely to be higher.

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