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About Lalganj Village

Lalganj is a mid sized village in Kanke tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,931, made up of 960 males and 971 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 345 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lalganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lalganj village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Kanke
Pincode 835217
Area (hectares) 345 hectares
Population 1,931
Male Population 960
Female Population 971
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Lalganj compares

By the 2011 count Lalganj is the 35th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents. Its 345 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Lalganj

Lalganj is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lalganj 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lalganj from other places

Lalganj lies about 12 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Tatisilwai Junction, about 3.0 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 Lalganj
Nearest railway station Tatisilwai Junction 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanke 11 km
District headquarters Ranchi 12 km

Villages closest to Lalganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lalganj village had a population of 1,931. That makes it the 35th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents.

Lalganj village has 960 males and 971 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lalganj has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Lalganj is 835217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lalganj covers 345 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lalganj falls under Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lalganj is Tatisilwai Junction, about 3.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Lalganj.

Lalganj is about 12 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lalganj is in Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district. Tatisilwai Junction is about 3.0 km away. Kanke is about 11 km away. Ranchi is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pertol (under 2 km), Sugnu (under 2 km) and Dumardaga (1.6 km).

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

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