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About Lapa Village

Lapa is a small village in Bhainsdehi tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 418, made up of 214 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142 hectares hectares.

Lapa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lapa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Bhainsdehi
Area (hectares) 142 hectares
Population 418
Male Population 214
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lapa compares

By the 2011 count Lapa is the 219th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 973 residents. Its 142 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 979.

Getting to Lapa

Lapa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lapa as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Lapa from other places

Lapa lies about 55 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Achalpur, about 36 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 Lapa
Tehsil headquarters Bhainsdehi 16 km
Nearest railway station Achalpur 36 km
District headquarters Betul 55 km

Villages closest to Lapa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lapa village had a population of 418. That makes it the 219th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 973 residents.

Lapa village has 214 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lapa has about 953 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 979.

Lapa covers 142 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lapa falls under Bhainsdehi tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lapa is Achalpur, about 36 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Lapa.

Lapa is about 55 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lapa is in Bhainsdehi tehsil of Betul district. Bhainsdehi is about 16 km away. Achalpur is about 36 km away. Betul is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghana Raipur (2.8 km), Bori (3.1 km) and Koylari (4.9 km).

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

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