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About Lapra Village

Lapra is a large village in Khelari tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,559, made up of 1,846 males and 1,713 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1121.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lapra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lapra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Khelari
Pincode 835214
Area (hectares) 1121.19 hectares
Population 3,559
Male Population 1,846
Female Population 1,713
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Lapra compares

By the 2011 count Lapra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,562 residents. Its 1121.19 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Lapra

Lapra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Lapra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lapra from other places

Lapra lies about 50 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is McCluskieganj, about under 2 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 Lapra
Nearest railway station McCluskieganj under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Khelari 6.5 km
Nearest town Khalāri 6.5 km
District headquarters Ranchi 50 km

Villages closest to Lapra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lapra village had a population of 3,559. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,562 residents.

Lapra village has 1,846 males and 1,713 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lapra has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Lapra is 835214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lapra covers 1121.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lapra falls under Khelari tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lapra is McCluskieganj, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Lapra.

Lapra is about 50 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lapra is in Khelari tehsil of Ranchi district. McCluskieganj is about under 2 km away. Khelari is about 6.5 km away. Khalāri is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Konka (under 2 km), Nawadih (3.0 km) and Mayapur (3.7 km).

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

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