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About Lala Village

Lala is a small village in Fatehgarh tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 118, made up of 63 males and 55 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1120.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lala village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jaisalmer
Tehsil Fatehgarh
Pincode 345001
Area (hectares) 1120.41 hectares
Population 118
Male Population 63
Female Population 55
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
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 Lala compares

By the 2011 count Lala is the 112th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 818 residents. Its 1120.41 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 851.

Getting to Lala

Lala is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Lala 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 Lala from other places

Lala lies about 55 km from Jaisalmer, and the nearest railway station is Jetha Chandan, about 40 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 Lala
Tehsil headquarters Fatehgarh 27 km
Nearest railway station Jetha Chandan 40 km
District headquarters Jaisalmer 55 km

Villages closest to Lala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lala village had a population of 118. That makes it the 112th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 818 residents.

Lala village has 63 males and 55 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lala has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 851.

The pincode recorded for Lala is 345001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lala covers 1120.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lala falls under Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Lala is Jetha Chandan, about 40 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 Lala.

Lala is about 55 km from Jaisalmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lala is in Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district. Fatehgarh is about 27 km away. Jetha Chandan is about 40 km away. Jaisalmer is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karada (1.8 km), Mehrajot (3.4 km) and Achla (7.0 km).

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

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