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About Larpur Village

Larpur is a large village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,636, made up of 1,370 males and 1,266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 488 hectares hectares.

Larpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Larpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Bodh Gaya
Area (hectares) 488 hectares
Population 2,636
Male Population 1,370
Female Population 1,266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Larpur compares

By the 2011 count Larpur is the 20th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 488 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Larpur

Larpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Larpur as Available within 5 - 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 Larpur from other places

Larpur lies about 13 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 4.1 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 Larpur
Nearest railway station Tankuppa 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Bodh Gaya 9.4 km
District headquarters Gaya 13 km

Villages closest to Larpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bodh Gaya 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 Larpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Larpur village had a population of 2,636. That makes it the 20th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Larpur village has 1,370 males and 1,266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Larpur has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Larpur covers 488 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Larpur falls under Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Larpur is Tankuppa, about 4.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Larpur.

Larpur is about 13 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Larpur is in Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Tankuppa is about 4.1 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 9.4 km away. Gaya is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nanwan (under 2 km), Gapha Kalan (2.2 km) and Mahuet (2.3 km).

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

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