# Lachhmapur Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Lachhmapur

Lachhmapur is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,019 people in 449 households**, the 14th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 2,019people (2011)
- 449households
- 73.8%literacy
- 999females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lachhmapur

Of every 100 households in Lachhmapur in 2011, 8 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lachhmapur · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**26%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****38%**

**42%

Television ****9%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**26%

Own their home ****74%**

**97%

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 Lachhmapur?

■ Lachhmapur · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879**

**970

Working population ****53.3%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 62.5% for women. 60% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 18 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (3%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 52 (5%) · **■** Marginal 967 (90%)

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 Kharagpur - II

- Uttarshimla2,282 people
- Pelagerya2,278 people
- Barbansi2,130 people
- Arashini2,029 people
- Shakmandal1,988 people
- Kaliara1,970 people
- Baradiha1,818 people
- Balihati1,757 people

[All 353 villages in Kharagpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lachhmapur?2,019 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lachhmapur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Lachhmapur?73.8% (Census 2011)