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About Lakshipur Village

Lakshipur is a small village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 153, made up of 74 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakshipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakshipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Kashipur
Pincode 723130
Area (hectares) 187.37 hectares
Population 153
Male Population 74
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
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 Lakshipur compares

By the 2011 count Lakshipur is the 178th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 187.37 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 972.

Getting to Lakshipur

Lakshipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lakshipur 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 Lakshipur from other places

Lakshipur lies about 33 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Adra Junction, about 6.9 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 Lakshipur
Tehsil headquarters Kashipur under 2 km
Nearest railway station Adra Junction 6.9 km
Nearest town Adra 7.1 km
District headquarters Puruliya 33 km

Villages closest to Lakshipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakshipur village had a population of 153. That makes it the 178th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Lakshipur village has 74 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakshipur has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Lakshipur is 723130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakshipur covers 187.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lakshipur falls under Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Lakshipur is Adra Junction, about 6.9 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 Lakshipur.

Lakshipur is about 33 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakshipur is in Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district. Kashipur is about under 2 km away. Adra Junction is about 6.9 km away. Adra is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chuna (6.1 km), Sonaojuri (6.9 km) and Adra (7.0 km).

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

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