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About Lakshmipur Village

Lakshmipur is a mid sized village in Kakdwip tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 977, made up of 521 males and 456 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 396.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743347, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakshmipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakshmipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Kakdwip
Pincode 743347
Area (hectares) 396.6 hectares
Population 977
Male Population 521
Female Population 456
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
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 Lakshmipur compares

By the 2011 count Lakshmipur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 7,230 residents. Its 396.6 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 962.

Getting to Lakshmipur

Lakshmipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lakshmipur 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 Lakshmipur from other places

Lakshmipur lies about 35 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Kashinagar, about 6.2 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 Lakshmipur
Nearest railway station Kashinagar 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kakdwip 8.1 km
Nearest town Haldia 14 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 35 km

Villages closest to Lakshmipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakshmipur village had a population of 977. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 7,230 residents.

Lakshmipur village has 521 males and 456 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakshmipur has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Lakshmipur is 743347. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakshmipur covers 396.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lakshmipur falls under Kakdwip tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Lakshmipur is Kashinagar, about 6.2 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 Lakshmipur.

Lakshmipur is about 35 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.

Lakshmipur is in Kakdwip tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Kashinagar is about 6.2 km away. Kakdwip is about 8.1 km away. Haldia is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhusudanpur (under 2 km), Sibkalinagar (2.9 km) and Ramtanunagar (3.4 km).

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

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