# Lakhanpur Village, Sohagpur, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) (2)

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Village · Sohagpur, Hoshangabad 

# Lakhanpur

Lakhanpur is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **421 people in 94 households**, the 111th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 421people (2011)
- 94households
- 65.1%literacy
- 838females per 1,000 males

## Lakhanpur PIN code and other codes

Lakhanpur falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSohagpur
- Census village code487623

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Lakhanpur from nearby towns?

- Sohagpur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)70 km by road
- Sohagpur (nearest town)16 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Lakhanpur?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Lakhanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sohagpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sohagpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Lakhanpur known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 80% of the 431 hectares of village land is sown, and 265 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Lakhanpur

Of every 100 households in Lakhanpur in 2011, 89 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lakhanpur · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****43%**

**51%

Television ****39%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Lakhanpur?

■ Lakhanpur · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****838**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714**

**904

Working population ****33.5%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.6% for men and 50.6% for women. 53% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 65 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (44%) · **■** Other work 8 (6%) · **■** Marginal 6 (4%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Sohagpur

- Urdon434 people
- Nakatua433 people
- Gohanadeh Malgujari424 people
- Churna421 people
- Rani Gohan416 people
- Bainganiya406 people
- Madaka Dhana402 people
- Magariya399 people

[All 167 villages in Sohagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/sohagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Lakhanpur from Hoshangabad?70 km by road
- What is the population of Lakhanpur?421 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lakhanpur in?Hoshangabad district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lakhanpur?65.1% (Census 2011)