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About Laripur Village

Laripur is a mid sized village in Pithora tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 871, made up of 428 males and 443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 373.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 492112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Laripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laripur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Pithora
Pincode 492112
Area (hectares) 373.52 hectares
Population 871
Male Population 428
Female Population 443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Laripur compares

By the 2011 count Laripur is the 92nd largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 835 residents. Its 373.52 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Laripur

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

Laripur lies about 59 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Komakhan railway station, about 30 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 Laripur
Tehsil headquarters Pithora 18 km
Nearest railway station Komakhan railway station 30 km
Nearest town Saraipali 39 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 59 km

Villages closest to Laripur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Laripur village had a population of 871. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 835 residents.

Laripur village has 428 males and 443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laripur has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Laripur is 492112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Laripur covers 373.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Laripur falls under Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Laripur is Komakhan railway station, about 30 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 village for Laripur.

Laripur is about 59 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Laripur is in Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district. Pithora is about 18 km away. Komakhan railway station is about 30 km away. Saraipali is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Laripur Tukda Bada (under 2 km), Laripur Tukda Chhota (under 2 km) and Sinharpur (3.0 km).

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

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