About Lapalang Village

Lapalang is a mid sized village in Pynursla tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,753, made up of 874 males and 879 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793112, 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	Pynursla
Pincode	793112
Population	1,753
Male Population	874
Female Population	879
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,006
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
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 438 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Lapalang

Lapalang is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Lapalang as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Lapalang from other places

Lapalang lies about 31 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 52 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
Tehsil headquarters	Pynursla	14 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	31 km
Nearest town	Shella	32 km
Nearest railway station	শাহবাজপুর	52 km

Villages closest to Lapalang

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pynursla 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 1,753. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 438 residents.

Lapalang village has 874 males and 879 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lapalang has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Lapalang is 793112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Lapalang is শাহবাজপুর, about 52 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 10+ km distance for Lapalang.

Lapalang is about 31 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 Pynursla tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Pynursla is about 14 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 31 km away. Shella is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.