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About Lalpur Village

Lalpur is a mid sized village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 659, made up of 396 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 664 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lalpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gande
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 52.12 hectares
Population 659
Male Population 396
Female Population 263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 664
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lalpur compares

By the 2011 count Lalpur is the 81st largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 52.12 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Lalpur

Lalpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Lalpur as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Lalpur from other places

Lalpur lies about 16 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 9.6 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 Lalpur
Tehsil headquarters Gande 2.2 km
Nearest railway station Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt 9.6 km
District headquarters Giridih 16 km

Villages closest to Lalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lalpur village had a population of 659. That makes it the 81st largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Lalpur village has 396 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lalpur has about 664 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Lalpur is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lalpur covers 52.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lalpur falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lalpur is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 9.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Lalpur.

Lalpur is about 16 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lalpur is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Gande is about 2.2 km away. Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt is about 9.6 km away. Giridih is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rukotanr (under 2 km), Pokharia (under 2 km) and Keradabar (under 2 km).

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

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