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About Lot No 126 Village

Lot No 126 is one of the larger villages in Basanti tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15,695, made up of 8,142 males and 7,553 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4558.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743378, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lot No 126 Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lot No 126 village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Basanti
Pincode 743378
Area (hectares) 4558.39 hectares
Population 15,695
Male Population 8,142
Female Population 7,553
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
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 Lot No 126 compares

By the 2011 count Lot No 126 is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents. Its 4558.39 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Lot No 126

Lot No 126 is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lot No 126 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 Lot No 126 from other places

Lot No 126 lies about 33 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 31 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 Lot No 126
Tehsil headquarters Basanti 19 km
Nearest railway station Canning 31 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 33 km

Villages closest to Lot No 126

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 Lot No 126

As per the Census of India 2011, Lot No 126 village had a population of 15,695. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents.

Lot No 126 village has 8,142 males and 7,553 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lot No 126 has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Lot No 126 is 743378. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lot No 126 covers 4558.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lot No 126 falls under Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Lot No 126 is Canning, about 31 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 Lot No 126.

Lot No 126 is about 33 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.

Lot No 126 is in Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Basanti is about 19 km away. Canning is about 31 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Laskarpur (3.5 km), Parbattipur (5.2 km) and Lot No 125 (5.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Lot No 126 today is likely to be higher.

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