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About Lalpur Village

Lalpur is a mid sized village in Biraul tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 834, made up of 458 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 821 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217 hectares hectares.

Lalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Biraul
Area (hectares) 217 hectares
Population 834
Male Population 458
Female Population 376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 821
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lalpur compares

By the 2011 count Lalpur is the 51st largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents. Its 217 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Lalpur

Lalpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lalpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lalpur from other places

Lalpur lies about 37 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about 5.3 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 Lalpur
Nearest railway station Biraul 5.3 km
Nearest town Benipur 14 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 37 km

Villages closest to Lalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lalpur village had a population of 834. That makes it the 51st largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents.

Lalpur village has 458 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lalpur has about 821 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Lalpur covers 217 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lalpur falls under Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lalpur is Biraul, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Lalpur.

Lalpur is about 37 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lalpur is in Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district. Biraul is about 5.3 km away. Benipur is about 14 km away. Darbhanga is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patania (under 2 km), Sahasram (under 2 km) and Aran Pokhram (1.8 km).

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

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