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About Lalpur Village

Lalpur is a small village in Balachaur tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 315, made up of 154 males and 161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144521, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lalpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Balachaur
Pincode 144521
Area (hectares) 71 hectares
Population 315
Male Population 154
Female Population 161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lalpur compares

By the 2011 count Lalpur is the 139th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 71 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Lalpur

Lalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lalpur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Lalpur from other places

Lalpur lies about 44 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 5.6 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 Lalpur
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 5.6 km
Nearest town Ropar 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Balachaur 23 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 44 km

Villages closest to Lalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lalpur village had a population of 315. That makes it the 139th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Lalpur village has 154 males and 161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lalpur has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Lalpur is 144521. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lalpur covers 71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lalpur falls under Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Lalpur is Kiratpur Sahib, about 5.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lalpur.

Lalpur is about 44 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lalpur is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 5.6 km away. Ropar is about 20 km away. Balachaur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalalpur (under 2 km), Chankoi (1.9 km) and Bagowal (2.3 km).

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

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