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About Lalpur Village

Lalpur is a small village in Basia tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 88, made up of 55 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 600 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lalpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Basia
Pincode 835229
Area (hectares) 46.36 hectares
Population 88
Male Population 55
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 600
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lalpur compares

By the 2011 count Lalpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 46.36 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Lalpur

Lalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lalpur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Lalpur from other places

Lalpur lies about 33 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Pakra, about 14 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 Basia 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Pakra 14 km
District headquarters Gumla 33 km
Nearest town Gumlā 33 km

Villages closest to Lalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basia 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 88. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Lalpur village has 55 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lalpur has about 600 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Lalpur is 835229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lalpur covers 46.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lalpur falls under Basia tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lalpur is Pakra, about 14 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lalpur.

Lalpur is about 33 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lalpur is in Basia tehsil of Gumla district. Basia is about 1.9 km away. Pakra is about 14 km away. Gumla 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 Turibira (under 2 km), Basiya (1.9 km) and Pantha (1.9 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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