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About Lapri Village

Lapri is a mid sized village in Jaisinghnagar tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,785, made up of 879 males and 906 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 373.73 hectares hectares.

Lapri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lapri village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Jaisinghnagar
Area (hectares) 373.73 hectares
Population 1,785
Male Population 879
Female Population 906
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lapri compares

By the 2011 count Lapri is the 28th largest of the 189 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 946 residents. Its 373.73 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Lapri

Lapri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lapri 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 Lapri from other places

Lapri lies about 43 km from Shahdol, and the nearest railway station is Duvri Kalan, about 41 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 Lapri
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghnagar 20 km
Nearest railway station Duvri Kalan 41 km
District headquarters Shahdol 43 km

Villages closest to Lapri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lapri village had a population of 1,785. That makes it the 28th largest of the 189 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 946 residents.

Lapri village has 879 males and 906 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lapri has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Lapri covers 373.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lapri falls under Jaisinghnagar tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lapri is Duvri Kalan, about 41 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 Lapri.

Lapri is about 43 km from Shahdol in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lapri is in Jaisinghnagar tehsil of Shahdol district. Jaisinghnagar is about 20 km away. Duvri Kalan is about 41 km away. Shahdol is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandaura (3.9 km), Amjhor (6.2 km) and Sidhi (12 km).

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

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