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About Lajhna Village

Lajhna is a small village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 448, made up of 229 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lajhna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lajhna village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Kashipur
Pincode 723132
Area (hectares) 194.25 hectares
Population 448
Male Population 229
Female Population 219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
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 Lajhna compares

By the 2011 count Lajhna is the 132nd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 194.25 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Lajhna

Lajhna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lajhna 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 Kultore, Kumardi, Kushjuri and Kustor. 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 Lajhna

As per the Census of India 2011, Lajhna village had a population of 448. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Lajhna village has 229 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lajhna has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Lajhna is 723132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lajhna covers 194.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Lajhna 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 Lajhna.

Lajhna is in Kashipur 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 Lajhna today is likely to be higher.

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