Lokpur (also spelled Lokepur) is a village and
gram panchayat
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Khoyrasol
Khoyrasol (also spelled Khayrashoal, Khoyrasole) is a village in Khoyrasol (community development block), Khoyrasol CD Block in Suri Sadar subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal.
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CD Block in
Suri Sadar subdivision
Suri Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of Birbhum district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Overview
Starting in its northern parts with the Brahmani-Mayurakshi Basin, a sub-micro physiographic region occupying the area betw ...
of
Birbhum district
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in the
India
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West Bengal
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Geography
Police station
There is a police station at Lokpur.
Demographics
As per the
2011 Census of India
The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...
, 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).
Transport
Khoyrasol-Lokpur Road links it to
Khoyrasol
Khoyrasol (also spelled Khayrashoal, Khoyrasole) is a village in Khoyrasol (community development block), Khoyrasol CD Block in Suri Sadar subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal.
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and Lokpur-Rajnagar Road links it to
Rajnagar.
Post Office
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.
Culture
Lokpur Agrani Rural Library, a government-sponsored library, was established in 1958. It has its own pucca building.
Healthcare
There is a
primary health centre with six beds at Lokpur.
References
{{Birbhum District
Villages in Birbhum district