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About Lalpur Village

Lalpur is a mid sized village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 618, made up of 310 males and 308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167 hectares hectares.

Lalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Barsoi
Area (hectares) 167 hectares
Population 618
Male Population 310
Female Population 308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 149th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 167 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Lalpur

Lalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lalpur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 41 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Dhachna, about 3.0 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 Lalpur
Nearest railway station Dhachna 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Barsoi 7.1 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 19 km
District headquarters Katihar 41 km

Villages closest to Lalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barsoi 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 618. That makes it the 149th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Lalpur village has 310 males and 308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lalpur has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Lalpur covers 167 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lalpur falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lalpur is Dhachna, about 3.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Lalpur.

Lalpur is about 41 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lalpur is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Dhachna is about 3.0 km away. Barsoi is about 7.1 km away. Rāiganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lalpurgachh (under 2 km), Belwa Dangi (under 2 km) and Baghar (under 2 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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