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About Lappa Village

Lappa is a mid sized village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,377, made up of 701 males and 676 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 645 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 830234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lappa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lappa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Karra
Pincode 830234
Area (hectares) 645 hectares
Population 1,377
Male Population 701
Female Population 676
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Lappa compares

By the 2011 count Lappa is the 10th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 645 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Lappa

The census records public bus service for Lappa 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lappa from other places

Lappa lies about 34 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, about 1.7 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 Lappa
Nearest railway station Bakaspur 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Karra 23 km
District headquarters Khunti 34 km

Villages closest to Lappa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lappa village had a population of 1,377. That makes it the 10th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Lappa village has 701 males and 676 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lappa has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Lappa is 830234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lappa covers 645 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lappa falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lappa is Bakaspur, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Lappa.

Lappa is about 34 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lappa is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Bakaspur is about 1.7 km away. Karra is about 23 km away. Khunti is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bakaspur (under 2 km), Chhotka Regre (2.8 km) and Gari (3.1 km).

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

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