About Lapalang Village

Lapalang is a large village in Mylliem tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,292, made up of 2,156 males and 2,136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793009, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lapalang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lapalang village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mylliem
Pincode	793009
Population	4,292
Male Population	2,156
Female Population	2,136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lapalang compares

By the 2011 count Lapalang is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 928 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Lapalang

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

Lapalang lies about 20 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Kamalajari, about 58 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 Lapalang
Nearest town	Nongthymmai	1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mylliem	13 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	20 km
Nearest railway station	Kamalajari	58 km

Villages closest to Lapalang

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

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Common questions about Lapalang

As per the Census of India 2011, Lapalang village had a population of 4,292. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 928 residents.

Lapalang village has 2,156 males and 2,136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lapalang has about 991 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 1035.

The pincode recorded for Lapalang is 793009. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lapalang falls under Mylliem tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Lapalang is Kamalajari, about 58 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 village for Lapalang.

Lapalang is about 20 km from East Khasi Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lapalang is in Mylliem tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Nongthymmai is about 1.5 km away. Mylliem is about 13 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.