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About Lapte Village

Lapte is a small village in Gangte tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 48, made up of 24 males and 24 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males.

Lapte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lapte village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Gangte
Population 48
Male Population 24
Female Population 24
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lapte compares

By the 2011 count Lapte is the 55th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 80 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1251.

Getting to Lapte

Lapte is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Lapte as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lapte from other places

Lapte lies about 54 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Subansiri, about 49 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Lapte
Tehsil headquarters Gangte 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Subansiri 49 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 54 km
Nearest town North Lakhimpur 64 km

Villages closest to Lapte

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangte tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Lapte

As per the Census of India 2011, Lapte village had a population of 48. That makes it the 55th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 80 residents.

Lapte village has 24 males and 24 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lapte has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1251.

Lapte falls under Gangte tehsil of Kurung Kumey district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lapte is Subansiri, about 49 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Lapte.

Lapte is about 54 km from Kurung Kumey in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lapte is in Gangte tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Gangte is about 8.7 km away. Subansiri is about 49 km away. Kurung Kumey is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paring (3.5 km), Raibalo (3.8 km) and Raibalo Ii (3.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Lapte today is likely to be higher.

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