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About Laphada Village

Laphada is a mid sized village in Jaitpur tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,603, made up of 821 males and 782 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 656.35 hectares hectares.

Laphada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laphada village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Jaitpur
Area (hectares) 656.35 hectares
Population 1,603
Male Population 821
Female Population 782
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Laphada compares

By the 2011 count Laphada is the 22nd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 879 residents. Its 656.35 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Laphada

Laphada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Laphada 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. The nearest villages by name are Kudeli, Kumhari, Kumhedin and Kund. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Laphada

As per the Census of India 2011, Laphada village had a population of 1,603. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 879 residents.

Laphada village has 821 males and 782 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laphada has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Laphada covers 656.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Laphada falls under Jaitpur tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Laphada notes the nearest railway station 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 Laphada.

Laphada is in Jaitpur tehsil of Shahdol district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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