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About Lalitpur Village

Lalitpur is a mid sized village in Basna tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 629, made up of 317 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 428.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lalitpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lalitpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Basna
Pincode 493558
Area (hectares) 428.32 hectares
Population 629
Male Population 317
Female Population 312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lalitpur compares

By the 2011 count Lalitpur is the 115th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 767 residents. Its 428.32 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Lalitpur

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

Lalitpur lies about 91 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Baradwar, about 62 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 Lalitpur
Nearest town Saraipali 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Basna 21 km
Nearest railway station Baradwar 62 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 91 km

Villages closest to Lalitpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lalitpur village had a population of 629. That makes it the 115th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 767 residents.

Lalitpur village has 317 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lalitpur has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Lalitpur is 493558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lalitpur covers 428.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lalitpur falls under Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Lalitpur is Baradwar, about 62 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 10+ km distance for Lalitpur.

Lalitpur is about 91 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lalitpur is in Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 20 km away. Basna is about 21 km away. Baradwar is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gayatripur (under 2 km), Jamdarha (2.2 km) and Karnapali (2.8 km).

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

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