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About Larpur Village

Larpur is a mid sized village in Jakhania tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 937, made up of 470 males and 467 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.15 hectares hectares.

Larpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Larpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Jakhania
Area (hectares) 142.15 hectares
Population 937
Male Population 470
Female Population 467
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Larpur compares

By the 2011 count Larpur is the 201st largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 142.15 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Larpur

Larpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Larpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Larpur from other places

Larpur lies about 124 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 16 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 Larpur
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Jakhania 13 km
Nearest railway station Sri Krishna Nagar 16 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 124 km

Villages closest to Larpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Larpur village had a population of 937. That makes it the 201st largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Larpur village has 470 males and 467 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Larpur has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Larpur covers 142.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Larpur falls under Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Larpur is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Larpur.

Larpur is about 124 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Larpur is in Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district. Machhlīshahr is about 9.7 km away. Jakhania is about 13 km away. Sri Krishna Nagar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajapur (under 2 km), Pyarepur (1.5 km) and Khempur (2.1 km).

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

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