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About Lapti Village

Lapti is a mid sized village in Lormi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,901, made up of 963 males and 938 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lapti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lapti village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Lormi
Pincode 495115
Area (hectares) 274.89 hectares
Population 1,901
Male Population 963
Female Population 938
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lapti compares

By the 2011 count Lapti is the 19th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 274.89 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Lapti

Lapti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lapti as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Lapti from other places

Lapti lies about 53 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Salkaroad, about 33 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 Lapti
Tehsil headquarters Lormi 1.9 km
Nearest town Mungeli 25 km
Nearest railway station Salkaroad 33 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 53 km

Villages closest to Lapti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lapti village had a population of 1,901. That makes it the 19th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Lapti village has 963 males and 938 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lapti has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Lapti is 495115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lapti covers 274.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lapti falls under Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Lapti is Salkaroad, about 33 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lapti.

Lapti is about 53 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lapti is in Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Lormi is about 1.9 km away. Mungeli is about 25 km away. Salkaroad is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dholgi (2.1 km), Bharatpur (2.2 km) and Jhajhpuri Kalan (2.8 km).

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

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