Lokepur | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
Coordinates: | 23.8694°N 87.2845°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Birbhum |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 4,018 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali, English |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 731123 (Lokepur) |
Area Code Type: | Telephone/STD code |
Area Code: | 03462 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Birbhum |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Dubrajpur |
Lokpur (also spelled Lokepur) is a village and gram panchayat in Khoyrasol CD Block in Suri Sadar subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
There is a police station at Lokpur.[1] [2]
As per the 2011 Census of India, Lokpur had a total population of 4,018 of which 2,022 (50%) were males and 1,996 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 433. The total number of literates in Lokpur was 2,614 (72.91% of the population over 6 years).[3]
Khoyrasol-Lokpur Road links it to Khoyrasol and Lokpur-Rajnagar Road links it to Rajnagar.[4]
Lokpur has a delivery branch post office, with PIN 731123, under Dubrajpur sub office and Suri head office. Dubrajpur has the same PIN. Branch offices with the same PIN are Bakreswar, Balijuri, Jangaldubrajpur, Joplai, Kukutia, Lakshminarayanpur, Metela, Panditpur, Peruagopalpur and Rupaspur.[5]
Lokpur Agrani Rural Library, a government-sponsored library, was established in 1958. It has its own pucca building.[6]
There is a primary health centre with six beds at Lokpur.[7]