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About Lapti Village

Lapti is a mid sized village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 583, made up of 281 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312.23 hectares hectares.

Lapti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lapti village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Baihar
Area (hectares) 312.23 hectares
Population 583
Male Population 281
Female Population 302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,075
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lapti compares

By the 2011 count Lapti is the 148th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 312.23 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 1032.

Getting to Lapti

Lapti is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lapti 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lapti from other places

Lapti lies about 72 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Bamhani Banjar, about 54 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 Lapti
Nearest town Malajkhand 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Baihar 24 km
Nearest railway station Bamhani Banjar 54 km
District headquarters Balaghat 72 km

Villages closest to Lapti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lapti village had a population of 583. That makes it the 148th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Lapti village has 281 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lapti has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

Lapti covers 312.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lapti falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lapti is Bamhani Banjar, about 54 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lapti.

Lapti is about 72 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lapti is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Malajkhand is about 14 km away. Baihar is about 24 km away. Bamhani Banjar is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mana (under 2 km), Baijalpur (3.2 km) and Sijora (4.3 km).

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

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