About Lapu Village

Lapu is a mid sized village in Bishunpur tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 723, made up of 356 males and 367 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 668 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lapu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lapu village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Bishunpur
Pincode	835231
Area (hectares)	668 hectares
Population	723
Male Population	356
Female Population	367
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,031
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lapu compares

By the 2011 count Lapu is the 38th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 916 residents. Its 668 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Lapu

Lapu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lapu as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Lapu from other places

Lapu lies about 51 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Latehar, about 31 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 Lapu
Tehsil headquarters	Bishunpur	11 km
Nearest railway station	Latehar	31 km
Nearest town	Lohārdagā	34 km
District headquarters	Gumla	51 km

Villages closest to Lapu

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

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Common questions about Lapu

As per the Census of India 2011, Lapu village had a population of 723. That makes it the 38th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 916 residents.

Lapu village has 356 males and 367 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lapu has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Lapu is 835231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lapu covers 668 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lapu falls under Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lapu is Latehar, about 31 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 5 - 10 km distance for Lapu.

Lapu is about 51 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lapu is in Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district. Bishunpur is about 11 km away. Latehar is about 31 km away. Lohārdagā is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.