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About Lahiripur Village

Lahiripur is one of the larger villages in Gosaba tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,851, made up of 3,478 males and 3,373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 851.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743370, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lahiripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lahiripur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Gosaba
Pincode 743370
Area (hectares) 851.05 hectares
Population 6,851
Male Population 3,478
Female Population 3,373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lahiripur compares

By the 2011 count Lahiripur is the 7th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents. Its 851.05 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Lahiripur

Lahiripur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lahiripur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lahiripur from other places

Lahiripur lies about 53 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 34 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 Lahiripur
Tehsil headquarters Gosaba 13 km
Nearest railway station Canning 34 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 53 km

Villages closest to Lahiripur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lahiripur village had a population of 6,851. That makes it the 7th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents.

Lahiripur village has 3,478 males and 3,373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lahiripur has about 970 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 956.

The pincode recorded for Lahiripur is 743370. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lahiripur covers 851.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lahiripur falls under Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Lahiripur is Canning, about 34 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 km distance for Lahiripur.

Lahiripur is about 53 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.

Lahiripur is in Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gosaba is about 13 km away. Canning is about 34 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sadhupur (2.3 km), Luxbagan (3.1 km) and Sudhansupur (4.5 km).

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

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