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About Lailapur Village

Lailapur is a mid sized village in Sonai tehsil, in the district of Cachar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 885, made up of 440 males and 445 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17 hectares hectares.

Lailapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lailapur village
Description Value
State Assam
District Cachar
Tehsil Sonai
Area (hectares) 17 hectares
Population 885
Male Population 440
Female Population 445
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lailapur compares

By the 2011 count Lailapur is the 128th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,521 residents. Its 17 hectares work out to about 52 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Lailapur

Lailapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lailapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Lailapur from other places

Lailapur lies about 22 km from Cachar, and the nearest railway station is Shribar, about 2.0 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 Lailapur
Nearest railway station Shribar 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonai 17 km
District headquarters Cachar 22 km
Nearest town Silchar 23 km

Villages closest to Lailapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lailapur village had a population of 885. That makes it the 128th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,521 residents.

Lailapur village has 440 males and 445 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lailapur has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Lailapur covers 17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 52 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Lailapur falls under Sonai tehsil of Cachar district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Lailapur is Shribar, about 2.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Lailapur.

Lailapur is about 22 km from Cachar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lailapur is in Sonai tehsil of Cachar district. Shribar is about 2.0 km away. Sonai is about 17 km away. Cachar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Unsurvey Nimaipur (7.2 km), Berabak Pt I (12 km) and Berabak Pt Ii (12 km).

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

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