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About Lalganj Village

Lalganj is one of the larger villages in Chhatapur tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,719, made up of 4,484 males and 4,235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1136 hectares hectares.

Lalganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lalganj village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Supaul
Tehsil Chhatapur
Area (hectares) 1136 hectares
Population 8,719
Male Population 4,484
Female Population 4,235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lalganj compares

By the 2011 count Lalganj is the 10th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,629 residents. Its 1136 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Lalganj

Lalganj is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lalganj as Available within 5 - 10 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 Lalganj from other places

Lalganj lies about 43 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Pratapganj Railway Station, about 8.8 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 Lalganj
Tehsil headquarters Chhatapur 2.7 km
Nearest town Chhātāpur 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Pratapganj Railway Station 8.8 km
District headquarters Supaul 43 km

Villages closest to Lalganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lalganj village had a population of 8,719. That makes it the 10th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,629 residents.

Lalganj village has 4,484 males and 4,235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lalganj has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Lalganj covers 1136 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lalganj falls under Chhatapur tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lalganj is Pratapganj Railway Station, about 8.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Lalganj.

Lalganj is about 43 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lalganj is in Chhatapur tehsil of Supaul district. Chhatapur is about 2.7 km away. Chhātāpur is about 2.7 km away. Pratapganj Railway Station is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajwara (1.6 km), Chhatapur (2.7 km) and Rampur (3.8 km).

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

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