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About Lapnan Village

Lapnan is a mid sized village in Khonsa tehsil, in the district of Tirap, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 840, made up of 413 males and 427 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 786630, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lapnan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lapnan village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Tirap
Tehsil Khonsa
Pincode 786630
Population 840
Male Population 413
Female Population 427
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lapnan compares

By the 2011 count Lapnan is the 4th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 315 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Lapnan

Lapnan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lapnan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Lapnan from other places

Lapnan lies about 35 km from Tirap, and the nearest railway station is Borhat, about 28 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 Lapnan
Tehsil headquarters Khonsa 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Borhat 28 km
District headquarters Tirap 35 km
Nearest town Margherita 37 km

Villages closest to Lapnan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khonsa 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 Lapnan

As per the Census of India 2011, Lapnan village had a population of 840. That makes it the 4th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 315 residents.

Lapnan village has 413 males and 427 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lapnan has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Lapnan is 786630. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lapnan falls under Khonsa tehsil of Tirap district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lapnan is Borhat, about 28 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lapnan.

Lapnan is about 35 km from Tirap in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lapnan is in Khonsa tehsil of Tirap district. Khonsa is about 8.8 km away. Borhat is about 28 km away. Tirap is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Luthong (1.9 km), New Tupi (2.2 km) and Tupi Tea Garden (2.2 km).

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

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