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About Lakhipur Village

Lakhipur is one of the larger villages in Chopra tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,383, made up of 5,962 males and 5,421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 872.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakhipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Chopra
Pincode 733207
Area (hectares) 872.5 hectares
Population 11,383
Male Population 5,962
Female Population 5,421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakhipur compares

By the 2011 count Lakhipur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,402 residents. Its 872.5 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Lakhipur

Lakhipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lakhipur as Available within village. 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 Lakhipur from other places

Lakhipur lies about 63 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Mangurjan, about 15 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 Lakhipur
Tehsil headquarters Chopra 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Mangurjan 15 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 20 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 63 km

Villages closest to Lakhipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakhipur village had a population of 11,383. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,402 residents.

Lakhipur village has 5,962 males and 5,421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhipur has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Lakhipur is 733207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakhipur covers 872.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lakhipur falls under Chopra tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Lakhipur is Mangurjan, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Lakhipur.

Lakhipur is about 63 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakhipur is in Chopra tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Chopra is about 7.8 km away. Mangurjan is about 15 km away. Islāmpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paschim Chutiakhor (4.0 km), Purbba Chutiakhor (4.3 km) and Narayanpur (6.8 km).

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

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