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About Lapaka Village

Lapaka is a mid sized village in Mauda tehsil, in the district of Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 751, made up of 381 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 409.17 hectares hectares.

Lapaka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lapaka village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nagpur
Tehsil Mauda
Area (hectares) 409.17 hectares
Population 751
Male Population 381
Female Population 370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lapaka compares

By the 2011 count Lapaka is the 54th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents. Its 409.17 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Lapaka

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

Lapaka lies about 34 km from Nagpur, and the nearest railway station is Tharsa, about 11 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 Lapaka
Tehsil headquarters Mauda 2.0 km
Nearest railway station Tharsa 11 km
Nearest town Kanhān 20 km
District headquarters Nagpur 34 km

Villages closest to Lapaka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lapaka village had a population of 751. That makes it the 54th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents.

Lapaka village has 381 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lapaka has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Lapaka covers 409.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lapaka falls under Mauda tehsil of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Lapaka is Tharsa, about 11 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 <5 km distance for Lapaka.

Lapaka is about 34 km from Nagpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lapaka is in Mauda tehsil of Nagpur district. Mauda is about 2.0 km away. Tharsa is about 11 km away. Kanhān is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mouda (2.0 km), Korad (2.1 km) and Pawaddauna (2.7 km).

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

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