About Lakshikantapur Village

Lakshikantapur is a large village in Mandirbazar tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,966, made up of 2,002 males and 1,964 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743345, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakshikantapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakshikantapur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Mandirbazar
Pincode	743345
Area (hectares)	75.01 hectares
Population	3,966
Male Population	2,002
Female Population	1,964
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Lakshikantapur compares

By the 2011 count Lakshikantapur is the 6th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,653 residents. Its 75.01 hectares work out to about 53 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Lakshikantapur

Lakshikantapur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Lakshikantapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lakshikantapur from other places

Lakshikantapur lies about 6.1 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Bahirpuya Halt, about 3.5 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 Lakshikantapur
Nearest railway station	Bahirpuya Halt	3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mandirbazar	6.1 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	6.1 km
Nearest town	Jaynagar Majilpur	7.5 km

Villages closest to Lakshikantapur

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

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Common questions about Lakshikantapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakshikantapur village had a population of 3,966. That makes it the 6th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,653 residents.

Lakshikantapur village has 2,002 males and 1,964 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakshikantapur has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Lakshikantapur is 743345. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakshikantapur covers 75.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 53 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Lakshikantapur falls under Mandirbazar tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Lakshikantapur is Bahirpuya Halt, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Lakshikantapur.

Lakshikantapur is about 6.1 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.

Lakshikantapur is in Mandirbazar tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Bahirpuya Halt is about 3.5 km away. Mandirbazar is about 6.1 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 6.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.