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About Lalad Village

Lalad is a mid sized village in Sopore tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,439, made up of 709 males and 730 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lalad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lalad village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Sopore
Pincode 193201
Area (hectares) 134.8 hectares
Population 1,439
Male Population 709
Female Population 730
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lalad compares

By the 2011 count Lalad is the 40th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,607 residents. Its 134.8 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Lalad

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

Lalad lies about 11 km from Baramula, and the nearest railway station is Sopur, about under 2 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 Lalad
Nearest railway station Sopur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sopore 4.5 km
District headquarters Baramula 11 km

Villages closest to Lalad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lalad village had a population of 1,439. That makes it the 40th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,607 residents.

Lalad village has 709 males and 730 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lalad has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Lalad is 193201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lalad covers 134.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lalad falls under Sopore tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Lalad is Sopur, about under 2 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 within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lalad.

Lalad is about 11 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lalad is in Sopore tehsil of Baramula district. Sopur is about under 2 km away. Sopore is about 4.5 km away. Baramula is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dara Nambal (2.6 km), Mandji (3.4 km) and Chak Haigam (4.1 km).

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

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