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About Lalganj Village

Lalganj is a mid sized village in Lapung tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,117, made up of 559 males and 558 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 336.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835234, 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 Lapung
Pincode 835234
Area (hectares) 336.21 hectares
Population 1,117
Male Population 559
Female Population 558
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lalganj compares

By the 2011 count Lalganj is the 17th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 336.21 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 1016.

Getting to Lalganj

Lalganj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lalganj 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 10+ 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 48 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, about 13 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
Tehsil headquarters Lapung 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Govindpur Road 13 km
Nearest town Khunti 36 km
District headquarters Ranchi 48 km

Villages closest to Lalganj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lapung 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 1,117. That makes it the 17th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Lalganj village has 559 males and 558 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lalganj has about 998 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 1016.

The pincode recorded for Lalganj is 835234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lalganj covers 336.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lalganj falls under Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lalganj is Govindpur Road, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Lalganj.

Lalganj is about 48 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 Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district. Lapung is about 2.4 km away. Govindpur Road is about 13 km away. Khunti is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gari (under 2 km), Sohagi (1.5 km) and Lete (1.8 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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