# Lakhanpur Village, Sohagpur, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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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 **451 people in 88 households**, the 99th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 451people (2011)
- 88households
- 65.3%literacy
- 741females 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 code487649

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)11 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)52 km by road
- Sohagpur (nearest town)11 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?

7 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
- ●State highwayIn 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 centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 dhan**. About 85% of the 237 hectares of village land is sown, and 202 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, 64 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Lakhanpur · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**73%

Tap water ****16%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****61%**

**51%

Television ****36%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**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+) ****65.3%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****741**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****550**

**904

Working population ****32.2%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 48.8% for women. 50% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 102 (70%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (8%) · **■** Marginal 31 (21%)

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

- Samna Pur499 people
- Bareli489 people
- Panjara476 people
- Untiya Shankar470 people
- Marka Dhana449 people
- Gajnai445 people
- Paraswada445 people
- Katiya Khapa444 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Lakhanpur from Hoshangabad?52 km by road
- What is the population of Lakhanpur?451 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lakhanpur in?Hoshangabad district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lakhanpur?65.3% (Census 2011)