New Delhi: Lakhpat is a small town and sub-district in Kachchh district in the Indian state of Gujarat.
The town is within the fort walls of the 18th-century Lakhpat fort. As of 2001 it had a population of 436 in 87 households.
The literal meaning of Lakhpat is the city of millionaire, however today it is sparsely populated Ghost town, a city of ruins of buildings and a magnificent fort surrounding them.
Historically it has been very important trading post connecting Gujarat to Sindh. Its decline started when an earthquake diverted the flow of the Sindhu river away from it.
