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About Lachhia Village

Lachhia is a small village in Raghunathpur I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 467, made up of 249 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lachhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lachhia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Raghunathpur I
Pincode 723142
Area (hectares) 131.94 hectares
Population 467
Male Population 249
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Lachhia compares

By the 2011 count Lachhia is the 62nd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,221 residents. Its 131.94 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Lachhia

The census records public bus service for Lachhia as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kelahi, Keshad, Khajura and Kunardi. 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 Lachhia

As per the Census of India 2011, Lachhia village had a population of 467. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,221 residents.

Lachhia village has 249 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lachhia has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Lachhia is 723142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lachhia covers 131.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lachhia falls under Raghunathpur I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Lachhia notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lachhia.

Lachhia is in Raghunathpur I 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 Lachhia today is likely to be higher.

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