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About Laskarpur Village

Laskarpur is a large village in Basanti tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,600, made up of 1,326 males and 1,274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 446.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743329, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Laskarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laskarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Basanti
Pincode 743329
Area (hectares) 446.5 hectares
Population 2,600
Male Population 1,326
Female Population 1,274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Laskarpur compares

By the 2011 count Laskarpur is the 47th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents. Its 446.5 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Laskarpur

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

How far is Laskarpur from other places

Laskarpur lies about 30 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 28 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 Laskarpur
Tehsil headquarters Basanti 16 km
Nearest railway station Canning 28 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 30 km

Villages closest to Laskarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Laskarpur village had a population of 2,600. That makes it the 47th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents.

Laskarpur village has 1,326 males and 1,274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laskarpur has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Laskarpur is 743329. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Laskarpur covers 446.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Laskarpur falls under Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Laskarpur is Canning, about 28 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Laskarpur.

Laskarpur is about 30 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Laskarpur is in Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Basanti is about 16 km away. Canning is about 28 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parbattipur (1.8 km), Lot No 126 (3.5 km) and Birinchi Bari (3.9 km).

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

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